Protecting Your Hearing

[dj bolivia]

Part two (of about twenty modules) of our “Learn to DJ” series is now available online for free use, presented by Mount Allison University and the DJ Bolivia team.

This particular section talks about Protecting your Hearing. It is kind of a side topic in our series (listed as an appendix), but nonetheless is something important for DJ’s to think about. You can check out the text and graphics based web page here:

http://www.mta.ca/pub/learn2dj/hearing.html

There is also an accompanying video that may be downloaded if you feel so inclined, to enhance the learning experience.

We hope that you enjoy this educational material.

- Jonathan Clark (DJ Bolivia)

[Sean]

Wow, awesome article. Thanks!

[stringbeans]

good shit man.. more dj's need to read up on hearing loss from dj'ing!! monitors are always WAY too loud, which means that the dj has to increase the headphone levels just to compensate for the sound leaking into the headphones

the main reason why i bought the sennheiser 280's is cause they're known for blocking out external sound... so i can have levels in the headphone relatively low

[tvmann]

I have the same headphones and that is also one of the reasons I got them. Another is that they do not have over-emphasized bass like many other models. Bass has a lot of more power (watts) than higher frequencies so loud bass could be extra-dangerous to your hearing.

Something I came across on a website on DJing, might have been Pioneer, also said you can get a certain type of brain or nerve damage from loud sound. If you experience something like a hangover or fatigue after a loud party, and you have not had any booze or drugs, that's a sign that something is going on, most likely caused by the loud sounds of the previous night. :sick:

[djskidz]

I've had those flat-response ear plugs for about a year now and I can say they're worth their weight in gold. I wear them whenever I'm practicing or at a club or concert. Everyone should invest in them. The coolest part is when the bass is so loud that you can feel your chest vibrating but it sounds like your home stereo.

[M.S.K.P.]

A good DJ/mixing session should set your ears a' ringing.

[Hot Karl]

Originally posted by djskidz
I've had those flat-response ear plugs for about a year now and I can say they're worth their weight in gold. I wear them whenever I'm practicing or at a club or concert. Everyone should invest in them. The coolest part is when the bass is so loud that you can feel your chest vibrating but it sounds like your home stereo.

where can you get these ear plugs?

[Mr.Wrong]

i needed those 5 years ago
i need to get my hearing test cuz i know theres some problems

[djskidz]

I got mine in Nanaimo at Island Hearing, but I think they have a branch in Vancouver. Check the yellow pages under hearing aids or hearing and those places will at least know where you can get them.

[neoh]

I suffered a trauma to my eardrum after driving home one night. (2 12" subs, 4 tweets, 2 midrange in the car..) -- Always loud. I went home and put my ear phones on, music kept getting quieter and quieter, coulden't figure out why. Woke up in the morning with my ears hurting. I cleaned my ears and found blood, went to a doctor, got my hearing checked.. Supposedly I ruptured my (**F&Ddfjdalkjfadfasdf, some thing in the back of the choclea? but, yeah, I'm supposed to wear earplugs when listening to high decibles now, unfortunatly I forgot my earplugs for godspeed... and Kiss....

heh. :\