I always protect my ears when listening to live music, and have for many years. I just use wadded up Kleenex (wadded loosely to more effectively baffle the sound). It attenuates high frequencies more than low, which for me is a good thing, as I am more susceptible to pain from high frequencies. I couldn’t care less how it looks to a bunch of strangers.
I’m probably going to spring for some custom earplugs soon, though, because when I’m playing I prefer not to have the aforementioned attenuation.
I would never say that standing next to a speaker at a loud show can’t hurt your hearing. I’m saying that in general, concert attendance does not do that.
gaff, I’ve read that Nugent wears one earplug. He’s already deaf in the other ear.
Ok, silly question. I got some of these Hearos that are supposed to reduce sound without muffling it. You can see the instructions on this page: http://hearos.com/earplugs/products-00211.html
It says the end cap (clear part with squared-off end) is not to be removed while product is worn. Well when DO you remove it, just to clean them?
No clue - I never read the instructions, git that I am. I just used them and clean them as they are - a bit of soap and water every now and then and life is good.
Concert was last night. I didn’t have a chance to make it out to a musician store to get the good earplugs, so I made do with the ones that I use to sleep in on weekends. They worked great–didn’t significantly affect my enjoyment of the music, and it was lovely to be able to hear things when I walked out at the end of the night.
Great show, too, and Rev. Peyton was a hoot, gaffa.
Those look just like what I want. Unfortunately, they want $32 to ship them to Canada. Anyone want to buy a couple pairs for me and put them in the mail? (Post from US to Canada for one envelope is nowhere near $32). Sam Ash has the best price for them ($9.99 a pair).
Oh, I’ll pay you back for the earplugs and the shipping. Not looking for a gift here.
Never mind - I found a place where they only charge $4 shipping. Seriously, have online stores never heard of shipping by mail? US Post, Canada Post ship across the border all the time.
