Klarinet Archive - Posting 000902.txt from 2000/02

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Earplugs (was RE: [kl] Got your clarinet ready?)
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:23:29 -0500

> One thing to remember: These are guidelines, as everybody is
> different. You can probably go to a rock concert once a month and not
> worry. It's those guys that gig next to the drums a couple of times a
> week that need to be careful. If in doubt, call your friendly
> Industrial Hygienist, and they can monitor your "workplace" to give you
> a better idea. Or, as Ben suggests, get those earplugs!
>
> Dave Sandusky CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)

My point was that hearing loss creeps up on us without realizing it. When
you go to that loud rock concert (or more likely in most of this group, when
you are sitting in the front at a big band show) and your ears are ringing,
it is too late. Damage has occurred. It might not be much, but some has
happened. Over the many years of our life this adds up a lot faster than we
might expect. My feelings are that it is better to be safe than sorry.
Things like tvs, radios, movies, traffic noise, subway noise all can be
really loud. It is not just workplace noise that affects us. Most people
are probably going to end up ok, but why take that chance. A couple hundred
bucks is a small price to pay for something that needs to last you a
lifetime (your hearing).

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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