How to prevent permanent damage to you hearing while attending concerts at small venues.

1. Can We Prevent
Ear Damage at
Small Concert Venues?
By, Ken Malette
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2. 38 of the 40 top concert
venues in the US are
small venues.
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3. Front of House Engineers
run levels at 100 - 120 dBAs
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4. What
if you
lack
ear
protection?
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5. Without ear protection, all you
hear is noise.noise.noise.
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6. Sound quality is nice when
heard at reasonable levels.
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7. According to OSHA,
“your hearing can be
damaged by regular 8-hour
exposures to 85
dBA.”or “as loud as 100 dBA ...
exposures of as little as 1 hr per
day ...”
According to OSHA,
“your hearing can be
damaged by regular 8-hour
exposures to 85
dBA.”or “as loud as 100 dBA ...
exposures of as little as 1 hr per
day ...”
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8. 3 to 4 hours at 110 dBA, ear
damage has begun.
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9. What
can
you
do to
protect
yourself?
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10. Headphones are too
bulky and heavy
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11. Companies like EarPeace...
http://www.earpeace.com/products/earpeace-best-ear-plugs
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12. Alpine Hearing Protection...
http://www.alpinehearingprotection.com/earplugs/musicsafe-pro/
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13. and Happy Ears.
http://www.earplugstore.com/happy-ears.html
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14. Family friendly & acoustic
venues have good levels...
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15. The Crocodile in Seattle, WA
thecrocodile.com
Jammin Java in Vienna, VA
jamminjava.com
Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY
boweryballroom.com
Passim in Cambridge, MA
clubpassim.org
... venues like:
Jammin Java in Vienna, VA
jamminjava.com
Passim in Cambridge, MA
clubpassim.org
The Crocodile in Seattle, WA
thecrocodile.com
Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY
boweryballroom.com
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16. “Turning down
allowed
us to play
basically
anywhere ... in
many cases,
the music
really
steps up.”
Ian MacKaye
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17. Bring ear plugs! Or ask the
bartender.
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18. Remember:
only 1 hour leads to ear damage
ear plugs are very portable
you can buy some at the venue
check out acoustic venues
ear damage
very portable
buy some
acoustic venues
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19. Small venues get you up
close with major artists.
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20. Imagine actually hearing a post-show
conversation with the artist!
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