by onile » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:33 pm
Oye mis hermnanos!
This is a serious subject, one which I have personal experience with.
Last year I went into a studio (actually it was on a college campus), to do some recording for a demo. I used their headphones (which the engineer pulled them out of a box in the corner). First of all the the volume adjustment was broken, they were loud to begin with, but after the day was over, I'm driving home, when my right ear begins to burn. When I got home, it was red on the outside, and still a sensation of burning. As for the redness and burning, I can only summize that there must have been an insect housed in the headphones when I put them on, fortunately it didn't travel inside my ear though!
This uncomfortable pain continued for approximately two days, then I finally went to my doctor's office. He couldn't detect anything, the ear (inner ear, ear canal) was in good condition. The experience left me with a ringing in my ear (tenitus). This worried me, so I went to get some custom, medically referred ear plugs made. I keep them with me at all times (providing I can't use my in-ear monitors). I agree with Abakua's observation on this point. You should take care of your hearing, afterall, what is music if not sound, and what would that be if you can't hear!?
Many blessings Abures!
Onile!
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