maxdimario wrote on Tue, 31 January 2006 06:13 |
This is true, but the damage achieved by direct coupling of the headphone to the eardrum is devastating. it's a lot simpler to ruin your hearing with headphones. I'd like to stress this point as much as possible, because we are used to having laws that limit us from doing permanent harm to ourselves, but there are no official campaigns that illustrate the danger involved to the degree that the average user will be convinced of the potential for harm. |
Dave @ D&D wrote on Tue, 31 January 2006 12:39 |
Also, wear hearing protection when you're doing any kind of construction that could be harmful. Hammering a nail, nail guns, bashing 2X6's into place, etc.... i have a feeling that this is how I've injured my right ear (though I'm not sure). Building my second studio. Just frickin' great. |
Cosmic Closet wrote on Fri, 31 March 2006 01:07 |
...Excellent post with lots of wise words. At 15 or so I went to my first concert. Way too loud, PA way too overstressed. When I exited the club, I could not hear any of the Saturday night traffic in the middle of the city for something like 20 minutes. I knew that I was not about to subject my ears to something like that again. In my work as a videographer (home musician on the side), I wear headphones a lot, for hours on end. But never, never without 30-db earplugs. Even the quiet hiss of an intercom system for 4-5 hours deadens my ears at the end of the day. With plugs, it's a whole other story. The Ipods are really the worst combination, because it isn't bad enough that they are used in noisy environments, but that the earbuds offer no attenuation of said noise, forcing the volume even higher. And with the mid-range honk of those pathetic little drivers, you're really on your way to Deafville. Much like with people recovering from serious illness, or drug addicts, who lecture on campuses to drive home the message in person, maybe some reasonably well-known musician or singer with hearing loss should do the same. Best, CC |
Haydn Payne wrote on Wed, 07 April 2010 08:27 |
Supposedly driving with the window down can damage your hearing, although I dont know how much truth there is to that. I cycle a lot and its worrying that having a constant fast airflow over my ears could be harming them. |
compasspnt wrote on Wed, 07 April 2010 14:30 | ||
I have been told that drivers in the UK show more hearing damage in their right ears, whereas in the US it is in the left ears, from driving with the windows rolled down. Also, http://improve-your-health.net/archives/riding-in-convertibl es-may-damage-your-hearing.htm |