Hearing Damage

I wandered into the pit at Gigantour and the next day I could barely hear and I was sore all over.

have some slight ringing form time to time but otherwise my hearing is just fine.

My hearing is pretty good after all these years. It shoudn't be, but is okay.

after years of playing in bands

I can still hear pretty good actually....have a knack for finding the right tone to follow in the midst of chaos

on the other hand, my wife says I have this thing called "selective hearing"

I have some loss and occasional ringing but it could be worse. My left ear has never been the same after a King's X show that had the bass super loud and i wasn't wearing ear plugs.

James B. wrote:

on the other hand, my wife says I have this thing called "selective hearing"

Most married guys have that.

I always wear ear plugs in band rehearsals but never to gigs. Really should start wearing them to gigs though as my hearing is definitely a tad... fuzzier at times and my family seems a bit suscepitable to hearing loss as well. Ack.

Smindas wrote:

I always wear ear plugs in band rehearsals but never to gigs.

that's what I've started doing.

SAHB Healer wrote:

I'd had ringing in my ears before and it always went away, but this time it never did. I've taken care of my ears compulsively ever since (I carry earplugs everywhere, not just to shows) and luckily it hasn't gotten any worse. No better but no worse. Of course I still listen to "loud" music, but I don't listen to it at high volume any more.

I'm in the same boat. My ringing never goes away. It sucks but I've gotten used to it. Well as much as possible anyway. I use premium earplugs at work (train engineer) and at concerts to keep from damaging my hearing anymore but yet not muffle the sound. These are great www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx

Fat Freddy wrote:

James B. wrote:

on the other hand, my wife says I have this thing called "selective hearing"

Most married guys have that.

It's technically called "wife deafness"

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

James B. wrote:

on the other hand, my wife says I have this thing called "selective hearing"

Most married guys have that.

It's technically called "wife deafness"

Applies equally as well to estabilished girlfriends

Just a reminder, kids, that loud music is not the ONLY thing that can damage your hearing. I spent most of my afternoon cutting up some big ole sheets of plywood into smaller bite-sized pieces with an electric circular saw. My ears now feel like I just got out of a Motorhead concert.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Just a reminder, kids, that loud music is not the ONLY thing that can damage your hearing. I spent most of my afternoon cutting up some big ole sheets of plywood into smaller bite-sized pieces with an electric circular saw. My ears now feel like I just got out of a Motorhead concert.

You should've been at Testament, I cant hear or talk.

DeathCult wrote:

You should've been at Testament, I cant hear or talk.

Niiiiice. I betcha they raged huh? Last time I saw Testament was on the LOW tour. They ripped sh*t up!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

DeathCult wrote:

You should've been at Testament, I cant hear or talk.

Niiiiice. I betcha they raged huh? Last time I saw Testament was on the LOW tour. They ripped sh*t up!!

I heard DC wore a Ghostbusters uniform to the show.

I don't think I have any hearing loss. If any, it's a fairly small amount.

I got minor hearing damage at a Trivium concert in 2008. I can no longer listen to loud music or use headphones. I still go to concerts but I always use plugs now, so it hasn't gotten worse. I struggle to hear quiet conversations now.

TheGooch wrote:

I got minor hearing damage at a Trivium concert in 2008. I can no longer listen to loud music or use headphones. I still go to concerts but I always use plugs now, so it hasn't gotten worse. I struggle to hear quiet conversations now.

GOOOOOCH! Back from the dead!! Holy crap, where you been?

Hi Freddy. It's been a while. (2 years and a day)

TheGooch wrote:

I got minor hearing damage at a Trivium concert in 2008. I can no longer listen to loud music or use headphones. I still go to concerts but I always use plugs now, so it hasn't gotten worse. I struggle to hear quiet conversations now.

You sure it's not brain damage?

SpectreFate wrote:

TheGooch wrote:

I got minor hearing damage at a Trivium concert in 2008. I can no longer listen to loud music or use headphones. I still go to concerts but I always use plugs now, so it hasn't gotten worse. I struggle to hear quiet conversations now.

You sure it's not brain damage?

Most of the Maiden fans I know always complain about them when they open for Maiden.

Yeah one might need brain damage to go see trivium. However the support was the mighty Annihilator

I saw Trivium open for Iron Maiden a few summers back. They didn't damage my hearing but they did upset my stomach a bit