Music doesn’t have to be painfully loud to cause tinnitus over time. A lot of people (mostly younger) are not aware of this so they don’t use ear protection when going to concerts and shows because for some, it’s not painful in the moment and they just hear the ringing afterwards that goes away the next day. They don’t know the damage accumulates and is irreversible.
I’m glad to see more and more people wearing ear protection at concerts now, compared to 10-15 years ago.
I have never been to a concert that was not so extremely loud that it hurts. Did that change? Can you talk to others standing next to you without screaming into their ears?
Who are the people that want it so extremely loud?
Depends on the type of concerts you go to. I’ve been to jazz shows that are not quite loud in that you can still talk to the person next to you without shouting, but the levels are still definitely in the damage-causing range. Rock and metal shows have definitely been getting progressively louder through the years, and maybe that’s also the reason I see more people wearing ear plugs now.
Who are the people that want it so extremely loud?
A lot of younger people mostly. You may be in the minority who are already sensitive to loudness in the first place, but a lot of people like to listen to music at absurdly loud levels.
Music doesn’t have to be painfully loud to cause tinnitus over time. A lot of people (mostly younger) are not aware of this so they don’t use ear protection when going to concerts and shows because for some, it’s not painful in the moment and they just hear the ringing afterwards that goes away the next day. They don’t know the damage accumulates and is irreversible.
I’m glad to see more and more people wearing ear protection at concerts now, compared to 10-15 years ago.
I have never been to a concert that was not so extremely loud that it hurts. Did that change? Can you talk to others standing next to you without screaming into their ears?
Who are the people that want it so extremely loud?
Depends on the type of concerts you go to. I’ve been to jazz shows that are not quite loud in that you can still talk to the person next to you without shouting, but the levels are still definitely in the damage-causing range. Rock and metal shows have definitely been getting progressively louder through the years, and maybe that’s also the reason I see more people wearing ear plugs now.
A lot of younger people mostly. You may be in the minority who are already sensitive to loudness in the first place, but a lot of people like to listen to music at absurdly loud levels.