Dave_Death
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Actually looking at how the Alpines fit they might be hard to get out. I might just try the cheaper ETYs with the long stems and see how I go with those first
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zisme
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Relic61
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Zisme, I can't hear what your saying, er.. typing... see what yer typing I can't.
zisme
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nothing to see there. just a flub on my part. apparently there is no way to delete a post?
Naked Alien
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I went with the custom moulded set. It was relatively expensive but how do you put a price on your hearing.
alexander paul
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i've done the exact same thing (couldn't delete a post & used a .)... i started wearing earplugs after my first band practice & have never played a gig or been exposed to loud noises ever... i can't play without earplugs above acoustic volume...
Relic61
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OK fellerz, I'm the guy that never liked the earplugs because of the loss of fidelity & ability to accurately hear tone & coloration.
Are they now making plugs that don't interfere with true tone? If so, I'd be willing to try them.
I've gotten by all these years by being smart about what actually hits or gets to my ears. When things have felt too loud I've shut things down, re-arranged things & didn't play until volume didn't assault my ears. It has worked so far but I know it is not good enough.
So what plugs offer protection & accurate sound reproduction nowadays?
Are they now making plugs that don't interfere with true tone? If so, I'd be willing to try them.
I've gotten by all these years by being smart about what actually hits or gets to my ears. When things have felt too loud I've shut things down, re-arranged things & didn't play until volume didn't assault my ears. It has worked so far but I know it is not good enough.
So what plugs offer protection & accurate sound reproduction nowadays?
It pains me when I try to advise "the young guys" to wear ear protection
and they write it off because some "old half deaf guy" said it.
Why do they think the old guy is half deaf?
Young guys are indestructible, just like the old guys were.
and they write it off because some "old half deaf guy" said it.
Why do they think the old guy is half deaf?
Young guys are indestructible, just like the old guys were.
syscokid
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I've had Tinitus for about 35 years, now...
Raiyn
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The one's I've been basically shilling half the last page for one.
Relic61
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I've had Tinitus for about 35 years, now...
Is it time to consider the name SyscoSenior??
I've relented & gone Relic bro, just sayin.
LOL
Relic61
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Copy that,..
Any suggestion for purchasing from a vendor / retailer? I'm seeing $19.95 plus shipping on Amazon.
I'm actually going to give them a shot on your recommendation. I'm looking forward to the idea of a quality representation of what I'm listening to instead of a muddied up suffocation of sound. If you're saying that's what I'll get from these plugs, I'm in brudda!
Raiyn
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I'd suggest getting the universals for $25 from Amazon (where I got mine) if you find a better deal, by all means. I say get the universals because you might be the odd duck that the regular size doesn't fit. Once you know, then getting replacements down the line is made easier.
SWMBO and I share a Prime membership under the Family option so I forget about shipping most times unless I want it same day or tomorrow.
Naked Alien
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http://www.etymotic.com/consumer/hearing-protection/erme.html
These are the ones I use. They are designed to just reduce the volume with no loss in fidelity. You need to go to and audiologist to have molds taken and then you can select from 3 different filters. I've suffered with tinnitus for about 10 years and it's no fun I can tell you. It's funny my but you start to notice some amps really effect it. I had a mk3 boogie that I loved but it really set off the ringing every time I used it.
These are the ones I use. They are designed to just reduce the volume with no loss in fidelity. You need to go to and audiologist to have molds taken and then you can select from 3 different filters. I've suffered with tinnitus for about 10 years and it's no fun I can tell you. It's funny my but you start to notice some amps really effect it. I had a mk3 boogie that I loved but it really set off the ringing every time I used it.
Raiyn
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That'd be a good next step.
Relic61
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Being I live out where I live, I won't be seeing an audiologist anytime soon so I'm just going to order the fits all type, see if I like the sound & take it from there.
Naked Alien
Member
Any protection is better than none. I haven't used them but judging from the pair I have I think you're in pretty safe hands. Be warned though. It does take some getting used to but after you've become accustomed to them you'll never want to be without them.
chilipeppermaniac
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When I was 18, The Who was coming to the now razed Capital Center near DC. My buddy got us 2 tickets and 8 more he bought for other people. When he got back from his trip to get seats, he said he had good and bad news. The bad news was he could have had 3rd row but since they would not sell 2 there and 8 elsewhere, so he got our 2 and their 8 tix like directly past the last of the floor seat section. Good news was We WERE going to see THE WHO for the first time.
How this applies to the ear protection topic is lucky me heard a 2nd show would be added, BUT one had to drive to Capitol Center to get tix and it was a 4 ticket max. The day of that sale came and I trekked the hour drive down there and found out there would be only 4 doors around the venue that were selling the tix and we were given numbers to stand in a designated door in the order of the number assigned.
The end of the story is 2 fellas from my school saw me and asked if I could get them tickets too since they were like 100th in line and I was somewhere around number 34 I think. I said sure, but will have to charge you double. Well, I wound up with 4 tix in 8th roaw in front of Entwhistle and essentially got to go for free since I sold those tix for double the fee for me and my bud. Well, we all know how loud THE WHO could be, MY ears told me how loud as after the 2nd show, I could barely hear clearly some 3 days later as I tried to hear my college professors and could barely make out what was being said.
I've had Tinitus for about 35 years, now...
I first experienced tinitus as a little kid. I was about 8 years old and found an unexploded firecracker down in my basement. It had been lit but had the teeniest bit of fuse left. Well, I took it down the alley a ways from my house and sat down and put it on the pavement between my feet.
It took no time to go off as I put the match to it. It was so loud my babysitter came looking for me and I was a clear 150 feet away from my house. It was also so loud that I had ringing, but also had louder ringing every time I put my head to my pillow. This stuck with me for years and made it hard to sleep. Thankfully eventually it diminished or became bearable enough to not notice any more.
Safe to say, I never did that again.
Raiyn
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I can't "like" a post such as that Chili, because hearing loss sucks. I don't think it'd be the appropriate term. Cool story minus the ear pain and deafness.
WavMixer
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My wife is also suffering from tinitus. One day she was fine... The next day the ringing started and has not gone away since it started in 2009.I've had Tinitus for about 35 years, now...
