Hearing Damage as a DJ

[SpeshulEd]

Looks like they stick out a bit. How are they with headphones on?

I had never tried them, so I put them on last night with headphones and messed around for a bit.

For the most part they were fine, although I could feel them. The headphones just kind of pushed them to the side. For the 15 minutes or so I had them in, they didn't bother me at all, however, if you were going for hours on end, it might get a little annoying. However, anything in my ears for hours on end would get annoying. Just take them out and readjust, let your ears breath for a second or two and it seems like things would be ok.

I should mention my ears are larger...not really dumbo ears or anything, but not tiny either.

To be honest, they're just plastic and the long ends are to get them in and out of your ear. I'm sure you could file down the ends a bit to make them work better with headphones.

[Dj Kave]

In my personal experience, hearing damage can become extensive as a DJ. Especially if you do 4 hour sets at a club, your most likely too walk away with permanent damage to your ears. That is, unless you take the proper precautions too protect your hearing.

I'm sure its been mentioned in this thread before, but earplugs definitely do work. Whenever im doing a club for a long time, you'll most likely catch me with mine plugged into my ears. Dj's and Producers need their ears.

[Steeevo]

you do not want tinitus, it keeps you up at night. and ironically the only way to get rid of that ringing is listening to music. its something you have to live with and its hard when no one around you can understand what its like. i hope one day SOON there will be a cure for it.

I have heard stories of people getting depressed and comitting suicide over it

[DJWilliams]

you do not want tinitus, it keeps you up at night. and ironically the only way to get rid of that ringing is listening to music. its something you have to live with and its hard when no one around you can understand what its like. i hope one day SOON there will be a cure for it.

I have heard stories of people getting depressed and comitting suicide over it

I know. The 'cure' is for NIGHTCLUBS TO STOP MAKING THE MUSIC ABOUT 20DB LOUDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE.

I was looking at earplugs online yesterday but couldn't decide on ones to buy because my ear canals are really small - I went out last night to the new nightclub here and the music was WAY too loud, it really angers me, if they would have turned it down by 15-20db it would have been perfect, yet they feel they need to have it that loud and nobody there was wearing earplugs. Today I have tinnitus, which means my hearing was damaged last night, no-one's arsed though are they?

[DJ ATX]

I had never tried them, so I put them on last night with headphones and messed around for a bit.

For the most part they were fine, although I could feel them. The headphones just kind of pushed them to the side. For the 15 minutes or so I had them in, they didn't bother me at all, however, if you were going for hours on end, it might get a little annoying. However, anything in my ears for hours on end would get annoying. Just take them out and readjust, let your ears breath for a second or two and it seems like things would be ok.

I should mention my ears are larger...not really dumbo ears or anything, but not tiny either.

To be honest, they're just plastic and the long ends are to get them in and out of your ear. I'm sure you could file down the ends a bit to make them work better with headphones.

http://www.surefire.com/EP3-Sonic-Defenders
Try these out. The large should be perfect size for you. Average people are Med. and women are typically fit the small size. I personally use the large. They are very comfortable. Also do not interfere with headphones. And they have 2 way to dampen sounds. Also people can't see them unless they are really close and looking at your ear directly.

[Dj Kave]

I know. The 'cure' is for NIGHTCLUBS TO STOP MAKING THE MUSIC ABOUT 20DB LOUDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE.

I was looking at earplugs online yesterday but couldn't decide on ones to buy because my ear canals are really small - I went out last night to the new nightclub here and the music was WAY too loud, it really angers me, if they would have turned it down by 15-20db it would have been perfect, yet they feel they need to have it that loud and nobody there was wearing earplugs. Today I have tinnitus, which means my hearing was damaged last night, no-one's arsed though are they?

Your hearing can be permanently damaged without hearing that ringing the next morning. Its all about the extent of the DB and the amount of time exposed. Your ears can only take so much. More DB means less time you have too be exposed.

[hrtbrkd]

It was an ear wash. Basicly saline/aka water in the ear used with a pressure. The doctor recommened to only use quetips for the other ear portion. cause using quetips actually compacts ear wax into the ear. which added in the force of air being pushed in from headphones use will make it go down the ear canal. Just have a doctor do a ear check and see if you have compacted wax down the canal. youtube it and se how bad it can get.

[ToS]

Any pointers (related to that ringing in the ears) on how much your hearing is damadged?
For example,
- mild ringing when you lie down
- strong ringing when you lie down
- ringing only the next morning
- ringing trougout the entire next day

Might be a stupid question but I thought it wont hurt to ask.

[SpeshulEd]

http://www.surefire.com/EP3-Sonic-Defenders
Try these out. The large should be perfect size for you. Average people are Med. and women are typically fit the small size. I personally use the large. They are very comfortable. Also do not interfere with headphones. And they have 2 way to dampen sounds. Also people can't see them unless they are really close and looking at your ear directly.

Those look fantastic! I'm going to order some right now!

[JSM]

got tinnitus years ago, you get used to it. but you do need to realise what you hear is not always the same as the audience hears. After 25 years of overly loud PA and installations, i can judge the right levels, but it can't be said for everyone I seen/heard over the years.

If you have it, find a good sound engineer and make him your best friend.