I saw an interesting little documentary on discovery planet last night.. It was pretaining to clubs and specefically the damage that loud music does to ones ears.

It was cool becuase they sent in an acoustic engineer scientist into Lucid to gauge the DB levels and so on. His observations were:

In the DJ Booth (107 DB) - Conclusion, without proper ear protection you can do perm damage to your ears in less then 3 minutes.

at the Bar (87 DB) - after approx 30mins of continuous hearing at this DB perm damage will be caused

on the dance floor (102DB) - more then 5 mins at this DB range will cause damage.

Ofcourse this little experiment was not perfectly scientific, but its an interesting one nonetheless. I for one have gone home many times with ears ringing and now refuse to go clubbing anywhere without my pro ear plugs.

They even spoke to the Dj's and one of them wore custom-fitted earplugs becuase of his concern.

So how concerned are you guys? Thoughts from Dj's and clubbers alike

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ive been in a dj booth probably the equivelent of 3 years and i can hear fine...

huh what??? huh????

no seriously though. Its important but i often wonder about these three minute claims and where they come from.

"pro ear plugs"? which ones?

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after going to the guv for the first time in 2002, my hearing has never been the same.

i can actually hear a diff everytime i go. thast why i try and keep the partying to a min, i am very concrned.

i dont use earplugs, because you cant hear the highs, so whats the point of going?>

ive heard musician earplugs, which allow you to hear the highs, and still protect your hearing, are like $150+

but im seriously thinking of investing in a pair

I know a barback who used to work at the Guv who says he now has permanent hearing damage now.
Starting when I was 15, I used to attend punk/ hardcore concerts and always made sure I was as closest to the stage (& often, the speakers) as possible. I just never thought twice about the ringing in my ears for days after. I've been doing the dance club and rave thing since 1990. Only in Miami at my 1st WMC in 2001 did I have such severe pain after 36 hrs of constant exposure did I then swear to wear earplugs at all times afterwards (I've been 90% successful at keeping my word since then). If I want to hear the highs better, I put those foam earplugs in 'loosely', so that it just muffles out the painful stuff. I really should invest in a good pair tho, & hopefully they come with a carrying case on a keychain. I once got a promotional paid of foam earplugs in a keychain carrying case, and i ALWAYS wore them with that around. One day, it fell off, & that's when I started to slack off.

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Why is it that i worked there for almost 5 years and i can hear just fine?

Viva is gonna have a lawsuit from me in a few years

^^^^^ why is it that ive worked there for 2 years and i can hear just fine?


LAwsuit? Why because they dragged you into that club kicking and screaming every single weekend?

LOL

The decibel level will definetly affect your hearing but another thing you must consider is the quality of the sound. If it's bad, lots of distortion and noise (sound waves interfering with each other) for instance, that does the most damage to your auditory senses.

Jayx1, perhaps why your hearing isn't as bad as you might think is because in the DJ booth, they have special monitors that have a very good S/R ratio (Signal to noise ratio). Hence, the quality is very good so minimal damage is done to your ears. However, as for the 10 ft. speakers and such, the sound may still be good but there will be a greater noise output if they are not configured properly.

However, good sound and a very high sound intensity (dB level) will affect your hearing, so please be wary.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 Why is it that i worked there for almost 5 years and i can hear just fine?

Because that way you can argue with everyone else...

I always notice ear pain / partial loss of hearing after a party, i'm sure it's somewhat permanent. However, i've not been going out too much lately, and I plan to keep it that way for a bit.

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im old..ive been going to clubs for 12 years. I can hear just fine.

I agree that clubs with shitty systems are worse for your hearing but the steve dash phazon at guv and the system at viva are not distorted at all.

Go to some shitty gino club and you might feel a bit of pain but again i went to those when i was in high school and i can hear just fine.

The best sound ive ever heard to this day was at stereo in montreal. It was so loud yet you could have a conversation next to the speaker since the music and sound was so clear.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 Why is it that i worked there for almost 5 years and i can hear just fine?

Probably cuz sound in the booth is a LOT lower than on the floor.
Either way, different people can have different reactions/ effects from the same thing. Take drugs, for example. I can take a whole pill, no problem. Others are so sensitive they can only take quarters at a time. Another person can take a pill and die. Who knows why? It just happens.

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