Recent content by DudeMannDude

I have not been on here in over a year and I am glad that this thread is still kickin'.

I was all about the peanut butter Captain Crunch. Still am.

This thread is still going? Hell yeah.

Ear blockage does not equal tinnitus! Just be careful with your ears man. Download a decibel meter app and whenever stuff is over 85 DB for extended periods of time, throw some ear plugs in.

You are totally right, but being a musician that enjoyed loud bands, it is more than just making it louder. When a band plays at high volume the music almost becomes "tactile". You can feel the bass drum pounding in your chest like a second heartbeat, the bass guitar rattles your guts, and the...

You guys can think about other things during the act?

Passive noise reduction is the way to go. The active "noise canceling" does not do anything to protect your hearing. When I fly I just use ear muffs over top of my ear buds to shut out all the jet sounds.

Wear those earplugs at your dance lessons or when you are around anything loud. It is not a bad idea to try the vitamins but do not over-do it. Also stay away from headphones and earbuds, those things are awful for your ears! You are still so young that chances are good it will fade. I started...

I dunno, but I have a picture of this guy:

You probably have aggravated it. Those attenuated plugs do not provide nearly enough protection in my opinion. I have been to festivals that had some DJs playing electronic music, and even though it was outdoors it can still be ear-splitting. DJs seem to LOVE to crank their shit, I saw Cage The...

Thanks! I had just read up about barotrauma and wanted to be careful.

I will be taking a flight to Spain to meet my girlfriend who is studying abroad. The whole trip will take about thirteen hours and I will have two lay-overs. The first part of my flight will only be an hour to get to a larger airport. The second leg of the trip will be an eight hour flight from...

Man, that sounds horrendous. I am glad your tinnitus settled back down to "normal" though. But on a different note, I do not understand musicians that play that loud. Seriously, marshall stacks, monitors, miked drums, and what ever else just to JAM? How can you even hear anything when it is...

Holy shit. He must have massive hearing loss. Having trouble hearing stacks and stacks of Marshalls? Good god.

Oh man, your audiologist does not sound like he really knows tinnitus. Yes, it can get worse and loud noise is probably the easiest way. That being said, you should not freak out. Tinnitus is not the end for most people. From here on out you just have to be cautious with your hearing which...