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04-07-2007, 12:20 PM
|  | Level 9 - Seven Stroke Roll | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester NY
Posts: 252
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hearing protection
Well yesterday I had the day off from work, and it just so happens Sears was having free hearing screening, so I figured what the heck I'll go see where I'm at. As I suspected my hearing across the board was below normal, and my hearing at the higher frequencies was definately getting into could use some assistance range. Of course Sears is trying to sell hearing aides so there recommendation is that digital hearing aides are the way to go to improve my type of hearing loss, and preserve what I have left. I'm not quite ready to cough up $5,000 for digital hearing aids yet, and I didn't quite buy her explanation that hearing aides help preserve hearing. Although I'm not ready to take the hearing aid plunge I am difinately going to look at all the alternatives to help me maintain as much of the hearing I have left for as long as I can. I've been using hearo's ear plugs for practicing the drums at home, I'm considering investing in a set of in ear monitors for church, so I can block out the high level sound but still hear the singers and other musicians.  | |
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04-07-2007, 06:20 PM
| | Level 3 - Single Stroke Seven | | Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 38
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hearing
I have to get my ears checked every year. I work in a factory. I was told
Your hearing decreases with age. You loose the high freq's first. While playing
I don't wear plugs, I like to hear all I can. In case someone wants to cut a song short, or goes in a different direction. Steve |
04-07-2007, 06:24 PM
|  | Level 4 - Multiple Bounce Roll | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Staffordshire England
Posts: 55
| | No probs with noise, I use IEM..............  |
04-07-2007, 08:11 PM
|  | Level 12 - Eleven Stroke Roll | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ND
Posts: 392
| | | Well when I practice and such I usually have on some rifle shooting earmuffs which blocks out a nice amount of sound. It makes my set sound like someone's I'm listening to on a CD, just perfectly miked lol. And my basement likes to make my drumset really loud so yea, they definitely help. |
04-07-2007, 08:18 PM
|  | Level 9 - Seven Stroke Roll | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southland New Zealand
Posts: 235
| | | I'm in the same boat as you Church Drummer. I use Sonic 2 plugs which have a small valve in them and cut out the highs but leave anything else as normal hearing. They are available from firearm outlets as a common plug for shotgun use. When you hit the snare the highs cut out.
I use grade 5 safety earmuffs for when practicing.
I have yearly hearing tests ( which i recommend to any drummer ) and recently went to a specialist regarding aids. I'm not quite at a level where i need hearing aids, but the loss is a pain at times, mainly in crowded rooms or with my 8 year old, find myself asking to repeat things a lot.
I have just had moulds done of my inner ears and am awaiting arrival of the customised everyday use plugs to help protect what i have left.
Any drummer or person working in high decibel thresholds should protect their hearing .Full Stop.
I also have tinnitus which is actually more of a problem. I use white noise to get to sleep.
PROTECT YOUR HEARING. |
04-07-2007, 09:26 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perth Western Australia
Posts: 954
| | | I've been looking for something to help reduce the noise levels, but everything affects the sound to point where it's unpleasant to play. If you guys can throw me some brand names for these ear plugs, that'd be great. |
04-08-2007, 02:06 AM
|  | Level 17 - Double Paradiddle | | Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 839
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Originally Posted by shazaam  Well when I practice and such I usually have on some rifle shooting earmuffs which blocks out a nice amount of sound. It makes my set sound like someone's I'm listening to on a CD, just perfectly miked lol. And my basement likes to make my drumset really loud so yea, they definitely help. | Yes ear muffs not for riffels though. my dad scream printing buisness closed, and he had some ear muff in his grauge, kinda paintie, but they work great. |
04-08-2007, 02:14 AM
| | Level 12 - Eleven Stroke Roll | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ND
Posts: 392
| | Aaaaaaaaaand the add by google everyone... http://www.earplugs.de/
lol, dunno if it's any good, but WOW is google smart :P |
04-08-2007, 02:19 PM
|  | Level 8 - Six Stroke Roll | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 219
| | I may have mentioned this before but if you go to you local hearing specialist they will CUSTOM make in ear moulds that fit your ear only and you can put whatever Db limit in them you like. Mine are 25 db for practice and 10Db for club work and concerts. 1 mould with variable Db reduction. Sounds are all normal a slight loss of the very high frequency above 10Khz. They make you less tired when practicing, are excellent for plane, bus and car travel too.
Professional product.
For around 100 Bucks or so USD. Best investment you will ever make. So don't listen to me, if you don't want to. But one day even if you wanted to you wont be able to....
For less than the cost of cheap cymbal..... http://www.drumsetconnect.com/forums...9&d=1172499203 | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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