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[–] [email protected] 154 points 11 months ago (24 children)

A pair of high fidelity earplugs (aka concert earplugs or filtering earplugs). You can get a good non-custom pair for $15–$40, and that’ll work well for the average person for a long time.

They’re excellent for live music, airplanes, and anytime you want the world to be quieter but still need to be able to understand speech. And for music specifically, they can bring the volume level down just enough to be safe without muffling the sound like traditional foam earplugs do. Protect your hearing, kids!

[–] [email protected] 65 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Protect your hearing, kids!

Seriously, PROTECT YOUR FUCKING HEARING. I was young and stupid (now I'm no longer young) and went to way too many raves, gigs etc. without any sort of hearing protection, and now I have a nice constant background track of EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and can't hear higher frequencies worth shit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didnt even go to any concerts or anything and i still have it 😭

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can get tinnitus if I have too much ear-wax and I have to remove it periodically, since it wont come out on its own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yep, tinnitus is your brain filling in the absence of hearing, its not a condition in itself

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