Comedy Show — Will It Be Loud? Are Earplugs Enough Protection?

[Ed209]

I have tickets to go to a comedy show this weekend. Will it be loud? I will be wearing my earplugs.

You should definitely go, and if the comedians are any good you may come out feeling a whole lot better about yourself! Nothing beats great company and a good laugh. Like others have said, just take earplugs with you incase you need them.

Isolating yourself from good times like this for the rest of your life will make you feel terrible and your tinnitus will only get worse if you do, not better. Do not let it control your life to this extent, otherwise, you'll be stuck here forever asking permission everytime you want to go somewhere.

 

[Bill Bauer]

You have no understanding of figurative speech, do you?

You were implying that you could choose Anything and there will be people who think that they have gotten a spike from it. Right?! Otherwise, what Was the point you were making?

 

[Bill Bauer]

He thinks he can draw conclusions that apply to everybody from what he knows, that's the problem.

Have you read my posts?

The next time I make posts about it, I will make sure to be clear that if one goes to a loud event, there is a chance that their T will get worse and a (most likely much higher) chance that it will be unchanged.

The newbies are not aware of the fact that if they do the things that they have always done without any problems afterwards, there is now a chance that they will regret it. It is important to make them aware of the risk that they are about to take.

His distorted views lead him to give horrible advice such as getting one's ill teeth pulled out instead of getting them healed.

If I remember correctly, someone was saying that they got T after a dental procedure (or got a permanent spike, or perhaps it was both) and they had to have a new procedure, so I advised that they look at all of their options. One time I had to have a cavity fixed and I wrote that this is an option that I had been considering. I ended up doing the procedure (you can read about the reasons in my posts).

You should definitely go

Have you no shame or basic human decency to be advising this in a thread containing the post below?!

Oh go you'll be fine they said. Wear earplugs they said.

So I went to the event with ear plugs. Was there for only a few minutes. Big mistake. Gave me low drone/hum that's worst than the high pitch hiss/eeeee, tea kettle sounds. Never went away. sigh
3 1/2 years ago.

Everyone is different. Every situation is different.
You have to make a decision and live with it.

 

[Tom Cnyc]

You were implying that you could choose Anything and there will be people who think that they have gotten a spike from it. Right?! Otherwise, what Was the point you were making?

Yes.

On this site we have seen:

Starbucks hot cocoa, crunchy food, salt, cheese, salicylates, thai food, sugar, alcohol, listerine, caffeine, vinegar, citrus, omega-3s - all causing spikes or calming tinnitus - and that's just with a quick search for "spike".

You think water would be different?

Hell, Liam Boehm advocates for ONLY EVIAN. And he has SCORES of tinnitus sufferers following his advice.

It's all bullshit, folks. Correlation versus causation.

Yes - diet affects your brain. But it takes a LONG time for effects to kick in. The anxiety associated with constant tracking of tinnitus is worse than any of those things for it.

Take ginger for example. Great for inflammation and blood pressure. But ONE meal with ginger doesn't produce a measurable effect on either.

 

[dnl]

If you look at the frequency and quality of Bill's posting on this forum, it's obvious that he is sincerely trying to understand and help people by giving direct and usable advice. It sometimes comes off as being terse and/or focused on the 'worst case scenario'... I've been on the receiving end of that... and I know it can feel disarming. But frankly, tinnitus sometimes feels like the worst case scenario for all of us, and I think it's helpful to hear advice like Bill's and to think through all possibilities and to know that it could (possibly) get even worse. He's really knowledgeable.

My advice would be to go to the comedy club, but wear 30+db style gun-range ear muffs, and just 'own it'

I don't go to concerts or really loud events, but when I go to a place that might be loud, these are the muffs I use. I look very very cool wearing them.

https://www.amazon.com/d/Hearing-Pr...ibel-Defense-PROTECTION-GUARANTEED/B01BEENYCQ

 

[david c]

I have tickets to go to a comedy show this weekend. Will it be loud? I will be wearing my earplugs.

The absolutely honest answer is none of us know for sure if you'll be OK or not - everybody is different in their reactions to sound. You might be fine with earplugs - it will I imagine be less loud than a live concert. Personally I find any prolonged exposure to amplified sound, even with earplugs, to be a bad idea. You might find that sitting as far away as possible, with earplugs in and with a constant eye on a decibel reader to keep track of the sound that you'll be OK, though that might not be the most relaxing way to spend an evening. Alternatively you may just not want to risk worsening your tinnitus. Ultimately it is your decision.

 

[Bill Bauer]

You think water would be different?

Yes.

Starbucks hot cocoa, crunchy food, salt, cheese, salicylates, thai food, sugar, alcohol, listerine, caffeine, vinegar, citrus, omega-3s - all causing spikes or calming tinnitus - and that's just with a quick search for "spike".

First of all, it is good to be aware of the above, and see whether any of these are true for you. Second of all, it makes sense for many of the above to cause T (e.g., caffeine). As for the ones that don't make as much sense - the poster knew about it not making sense, so must have had a really good reason to share their suspicion about it.

In my case, I noticed that every time I would have dairy foods, I would get a spike. I don't eat dairy foods often, so I would literally forget about this pattern, and would relearn this every couple of months. I shared this on this forum (and it turns out that others noticed this too). So I am not sure what is the problem here. Having said this, all of those spikes are normally temporary, so it is not That important to notify the others about this.

Correlation versus causation.

Why do you think they began suspecting that there is a link between smoking and cancer? They noticed correlation, and then they had a reason to study this in more detail.

 

[Flamingo1]

It's very good that this forum has @Bill Bauer to continually remind us of this.

https://community.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/tinnitus/f/forum/20660/tinnitus-clubbing-and-earplugs

The comedy show in not a music venue however so not as dangerous IMO. I myself have stopped going to night clubs and concerts out of fear of making my tinnitus any worse. Trying to fall in love with quiet walks in the parks and museums :/

 

[maltese]

I've always been a big fan of stand-up. Laughing can get laud, clapping can get loud.

Choose earplugs according to your sound tolerance and you will be fine. Enjoy the show

 

[hurtingdream]

It was a great show! My tinnitus didn't get worse.

 

[Bill Bauer]

It was a great show! My tinnitus didn't get worse.

If you begin hitting a wall with a hammer, it will take some time before you see the other side of the wall

https://www.buzzfeed.com/joycecohen...ecomes-torture?utm_term=.ri5ydaA3V#.jhyAvz1Lg

The ability to recover from acoustic injury drops with increased exposure. "We don't know why, but that fact is incontrovertible," Liberman says. In other words, after the first concert, the muffling and ringing go away, and you're fine. And the same after the second. But maybe the 20th concert is the one that breaks the camel's back. "Noise risk is an incredibly complex equation."

 

[Drone Draper]

I actually went to a comedy show on Friday, myself. Brought earplugs just in case. It was fine, the venue was small and not too bad in terms of volume.

Stayed for a few drinks afterwards with friends, first drinks I've had in about 12 months. I have to say, I didn't miss alcohol one bit. it was good to finally see some friends again, I was a bit nervous some douche would flick a switch and turn the sound system up unexpectedly, so I'm getting some musician plugs for next time.

The worst thing about it was a chick infront of me playing with her phone through the show. At one point she was playing a video game! I hate people sometimes. You don't like the show, leave! This isn't Netflix in pyjamas, you've got another human being trying to perform something live, the last thing they need is your lit up face while you're playing Candy Crush.

 

[Agrajag364]

I'm going to a comedy show tonight for the first time since tinnitus, got my earplugs in my keyring. I'll leave if it's too loud. I think @Bill Bauer gives nice well meaning advice but Bill not everyone's tinnitus is as noise sensitive as yours. I think people vary in how much sound spikes their tinnitus. I wouldn't go to a rock concert again, but you have to live a bit.

 

[Jiri]

It was a great show! My tinnitus didn't get worse.

Great to hear you went after all and enjoyed it, plus your tinnitus didn't get worse. Nice

 

[Ross McLauchlan]

It was a great show! My tinnitus didn't get worse.

Glad you had a nice time!

Ross