Aural Fatigue

[blueprintstudios]

well I'm not mr.know it all or mr.professional, i'm still an amateur in many ways. I'm sure we , the guys who do audio and music related stuff get this time to time. whether it's mixing, jamming/gigs , or clubbing (yes some of us despite listening to only certain "band" genres, still go to those stoomstoomstoom social places.) or accidentally put a CD/Winamp to play 1 song on "repeat 1", fell asleep and had nightmares of it. The Subject title is just to catch attention. I'm talkin about "Ear Fatigue" here.

so who has a nice faster way to recover from earfatigue/ringing ears (after exposing yourself to loud volumes) ? tried listening to more pleasant music but can't hear shit. dig my ears often (with ear pick, NO cotton buds). lots and lots of sex and JAVids didn't help.. just kidding.

my current solution : wearing a 4 level barrier silicon earplugs that costed me $27 bought from inside mamashop of paya lebar airbase + a gardening lawnmower earmuff bought from a DIY hardware store, combo. not that it helps that much but it's nice to have a feel of ultimate silence. like being in a car that's turned off + windows shut. although side physical effects from the earplugs is that someone ever complained to me I got big ear holes. I was like wtf... hehehehe

anyone got a better tried'n'true idea? like maybe wearing a vacuum cleaner on the head or something like that. think outside the box.

 

[earwax]

ring ring

Hey Dude!

The only to recover from TTS (temporary threshold shift - aka tinnitus) is to give it 'Time' and to 'rest your ears'. And 'rest' doesnt mean listening to your favourate music :?

Once you've been exposed to loud sounds for a prolonged period and you get the fatal ring - it'll usually clear within a day (depending on the level / time of sound exposure).

Ear plugs are the best way to reduce the effects - I prefer the sponge type earplugs as they snuggle nicely into my ears. I've tried the silicon ones - but they get irritating after a while and are mainly made for factory workers or aircarft techies. The sponge ones also give me a better balamce of the music.

Another tip is to drink a gulp of water every few minutes. This adds moisture to your eustachian tube and reduces the time that ear fatigue kicks in - especially good during long studio sessions. The side effect is that you need to visit the potty quite often - or you can gaff a emtpy coke bottle to your d..k and continue the session :lol:

Disclaimer: Try at you own risk.

I've added some theory for you on TTS:
The current theory is that damage to the hair cells of the inner ear (from noise or other agents) causes the generation of weak, abnormal nerve impulses, which are mistakenly perceived by the brain as real external sounds. In the 10% or so of people who are troubled by persistent tinnitus, it is thought that these weak signals are amplified to a disturbing level in the neural pathways that connect the cochlea to the different parts of the brain. This process seems to be made worse by stress or emotional events, which may explain why tinnitus is twice as common in hearing impaired people - straining to hear focuses the subconscious brain to pick up anything coming from the inner ear. ..\

 

[blueprintstudios]

Re: ring ring

:lol: what are ya an ear nose throat specialist?

ah well thankss thanks for all the extreme detailed information well Mr big-ear-holes have gotten to prefer the layered barrier silicon type of ear plugs.
oh yeah the drinkin water thing, now that I think about it I probably do actually last longer when i'm mixin' + got a 2L bottle of water beside me. drinkin' water is good for health anyway..

 

[earwax]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

just lovin' the theory dude.

 

[stalefish]

my current solution : wearing a 4 level barrier silicon earplugs that costed me $27

Yo for gigs/clubs I'm using a pair of $2 earplugs from my camp's emart!

They work - my high frequencies remain intact at the end of the night

 

[blueprintstudios]

i got big ear holes. i don't think the e-mart one can fit me properly now haha.

 

[azhiwen]

I listen to Chill out music, stuff like Cafe Del Mar and St Germain, etc.(don't know if you will like it since a number of people I know who like band music can't really stand electronic made stuff) or sometimes, I put this CD which has just sounds of water flowing or waves rushing up the shore on the cd player, they do help for my case.As for ear plugs, I use the Eymotics ear plugs(Check out the other thread) since I do both jamming and DJ-ing at clubs.

 

[kithsa]

The foam ones are nice, but aren't good enough, I think. But after reading several other threads, I think I might need to invest in something a little more effective

Meanwhile, if I want a good deal of silence, I use the foamies and a HD25.