Ear Protection

sbowman128675 · Lion Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 940

well ive got "poor average" hearing, the doc says, and im only 17 LOL
meh of well
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esa · Tadpole Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 19 Location: Norway

im new and i use ear protection, but the first days i didnt use it and after 10-15min playing i couldnt hear much Razz

so now i always use ear protection, plus after a half an hour or so my ears get used to the "sound" with the ear protection on and then it feels like i dont have any on Wink

but i need to try to incorporate listening to music while protecting my ears.. Confused

edgewood_drummer92 · Bear Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 673

diarrhea · Tadpole Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 24

yeah, my doc said my hearings ok now, but its gonna suck, so i got meself a pair of Panasonic headsets, the kind that cover your whole ear. They have a button that drowns out all other noises and makes the music clearer.

You can still hear the drums fine, they're just muffled, and the music is easier to hear and play along with (if that's your style, otherwise they work good as earmuffs too)
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Dustin07 · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:07 am Post subject:

what do you guys where to concerts? My emyotoic or whatever brand ear plugs seem dangerous to wear to a concert. when you're in the pit, I'm afraid of someone accidentally jamming the thing inside my brain....

UBP · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

concerts, I don't wear anything, don't go often though, when I go I like the full sound

for when I play drums, I used to use little orange no name ear plud thingies amde of foam, but now I have like big time construction ear mufflers, they only cost me about 30 bucks plus they are easier to put on that ear plugs, your ear gunk won't get in them, like my friend who shall remain nameless (lol) and they are also good enough size to put head phones on the inside so I can play along with music.

hope I helped a bit anyway
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Dustin07 · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:25 am Post subject:

what about live gigs, do you guys sacrifice the ears when playing live? I use my ear plugs for every practice now which is great, but I"m wondering if I should go Sans plugs for the gig later this month.

random white person · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:51 am Post subject:

its really up to you. if you feel more comfortable playing without ear plugs, then dont wear them live. if you dont mind, then protect your ears.
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UBP · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

I played one show so far lol, at school, and I didn't use ear plugs because luckily we weren't too loud, though I couldn't hear the instruments so well
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GriffinREX · Sea Monkey Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Posts: 13

I use Vic Firth isolation headphones when I practice. My kit is always mic'ed and I can connect my iPod to an empty channel on the mixer and play for hours with no ill effects.

tylerdrummer · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject:

i have a vic ferth isolation/music headphones and there alright but the cords kinda get in the way
and if u have a GC near u i bout in the guitar section ( my brothers a guitarest) and be4 i had the headphones i bouht the lil $.99 ear plugs and when im not playing music and just messing around or doing lessons i put the earplugs in first then the headphones on second and seem to work great (my 16 in wuhan china sounds like a splash with the plugs and headphones)
just my $.02
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phantompong · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:45 am Post subject:

Have started wearing ear plugs. Most drummers in Singapore, I noticed, don't wear them, but I think that's an awareness issue. As I say to everyone who questions the need for hearing protection, I'd rather not be deaf.
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INFails · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

I'm new to drumming and I play in a small, echo overloaded room in my house. I thought about using ear protection at first but I have yet to use any.

What I have done instead is learned to control the power of my hits so that the drums play at a low volume.

It's funny because when a friend jumps on the kit I'm plugging my ears at how loudly they play and they can't tone it down.

I can play loud and with power but I find it just as easy to play softly and with finesse.

Am I robbing myself of something by doing this?

edgewood_drummer92 · Bear Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 673

no your helping yourself out a lot by doing that
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INFails · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject: