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Marvey

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Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« on: March 10, 2013, 07:04:27 AM »
  • Went to a wedding tonight
  • DJ/MC was deaf - slideshows, announcements, America Idol wannabe's performance, etc. were loud. 85-90db (iPhone calibrated RTA/SPL meter)
  • My seven year old daughter (the flower girl) covered her ears in pain
  • I covered my ears in pain
  • Daughter and I left the room and went to the lobby. We noted temporary hearing loss ("stuffy" in ears), i.e. "Dad, my ears feel stuffy."
  • An Asian lady and a young couple had also followed us to the lobby
  • DJ got dance music going for the big party to begin
  • Daughter and I wanted to go dance - we stuffed TP in our ears and headed back
  • Upon entering, we were we even greater pain (90-100db) than before and had to run out
  • No one else, except the Asian lady and young couple who went to the lobby earlier, seemed to mind the high SPL
CONCLUSION: 95% of people have hearing damage.

LESSON: Protect your ears. Use hearing protection. If you guys have or ever have any young ones, be a responsible parent and protect their ears.

THOUGHTS: What the heck is wrong with that DJ?
« Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 07:10:54 AM by purrin »
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2013, 07:14:45 AM »
Quote from: purrin on March 10, 2013, 07:04:27 AM
   
THOUGHTS: What the heck is wrong with that DJ?

Quote from: purrin on March 10, 2013, 07:04:27 AM
   DJ/MC was deaf
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2013, 07:16:24 AM »
That sounds horrible, but horribly familiar...

I think the worst is listening to music with in ears at a considerable volume and falling asleep with them... 8 hours of constant damage.

What I'm ALWAYS wondering is what exactly is 80db since I don't have an SPL meter of any sort. All those "references" like hair dryer and traffic noise doesn't have a reference point so it's hard to imagine.

Can anyone with an iPhone 5 and earpods tell me with a specific track? lol!
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2013, 07:17:12 AM »
Reminds me of that one wedding I went to where there was a full on lion dance segment in the beginning. The drumming and the cymbals went on for like forever... Everyone was covering their ears, I don't think the bride and groom were pleased either.
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2013, 07:18:47 AM »
I am really livid right now because that deaf DJ prevented us from having a good time. It's weird because it seems everyone else is either oblivious or unaffected by the high SPL. (And I thought I listen loudly sometimes!) Given how deaf the Facebook generation has become, I'm going to push my little kids into being audiologists. They should be making good money in 15-20 years.

But seriously, be sure to protect the little ones' ears.
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2013, 07:23:13 AM »
I have the same problem when I attend functions as well. Apparently in my case, I was the only one who minded as my parents even said "What are you talking about? This is perfectly normal." Since my family goes to such occasions frequently enough, I just simply bought earplugs and resigned to being called paranoid about my hearing.
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2013, 07:24:49 AM »
That has been my experience in almost every wedding I have attended (and most concerts.) It's almost impossible to carry a conversation. It is painful.
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2013, 07:30:19 AM »
While most people do have hearing damage, most people stay as a matter of misguided courtesy.  Most people really don't know enough about hearing loss, they just take it.
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2013, 07:30:35 AM »
 ;)  As a gentleman...I always carry protection.
 
I always use it when I go to the movies, concerts, and parties.  headbang
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Re: Hearing Damage - A reminder to protect your ears.
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2013, 07:38:11 AM »
Quote from: Analixus on March 10, 2013, 07:30:19 AM
While most people do have hearing damage, most people stay as a matter of misguided courtesy.  Most people really don't know enough about hearing loss, they just take it.


Screw courtesy. I just left without saying goodbye. Not much different than staring into the sun.
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