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0 pointsdaenney9y ago0 comments

> Every time I go to a club, I don't wear hearing protection, and this means that I am consciously making a choice to lose some of my hearing.

Maybe you should consciously make a different choice, such as bring ear plugs with you. There's plenty of brands that come in a container that fit easily on a keychain so they're not forgotten.

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gfilicetti9y ago

What I can recommend (if you have the disposable cash for it), is to get your doctor to prescribe (or pay for it yourself) custom ear canal shaped plugs.

The custom moulding can be mounted on most high grade earbud bases.

If you want to get really fancy and you play in a band, you can fit the custom plugs with in ear monitors, thus basically sealing your ear from damage on stage.

For the guy worried about hipness.... custom plugs will be completely hidden in the lighting of clubs, so don't worry, you'll still be able to buy drinks at the beer for someone that catches your eye without being laughed at.

logicallee9y ago

I'm not going to be the only one at a club who brings hearing protection with me. It's not hip. Clubs need to start giving them out either for free, or renting them, or something. it needs to be available on location there. I don't see anyone else wearing them.

Jtsummers9y ago

If you're making health decisions based on what's hip and what's not, you need to reevaluate your priorities.

Many earplugs can be very unobtrusive in appearance unless people are looking directly at your ear canal. Not to mention that many, in clubs, are already going to be drunk or otherwise inebriated. Unless you wear bulky hearing protection like the guys on a flight line crew, few will notice, and those that do won't remember.

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