29th December 2011

Link reblogged from Stuff Etc. with 1,125 notes

Musicians: how much of your hearing have you already lost? →

therachstarr:

Click the link to test it out. Personally, I can hear up to 19 kHz (although it starts to get a little faint). 20 kHz just gives me a headache, and 21 and 22 are completely inaudible.

Guys, hearing loss is a serious issue, especially if you’re in a marching band, drum corps or indoor line, and especially if you’re a percussionist. If you want to keep playing and listening to music the rest of your life, your ears are probably the most important thing you have. Don’t be “too cool for school” when it comes to earplugs. Get a pair of these, they’re what I have for drum corps. They’re under $20, they’re not custom-fitted, and they’re designed for musicians - they do a great job of not changing the characteristic of the sound, just reducing the volume, so your ability to rehearse effectively isn’t really affected. You might think they make you look dumb, or they aren’t cool, but hearing loss is about as uncool as it gets.

One of my techs posted this link on Facebook. He already can’t hear above 15 kHz, and he’s only 25. After spending so many years around DCI and WGI groups, I’m starting to get tinnitus more and more often lately, and it’s pretty unnerving. A lot of you are way younger than me (young’uns, get off my lawn, etc), and the earlier you can head off hearing loss, the better. Take this seriously.

Reblogging this for all my dear Ostriches who are almost certainly suffering from hearing loss. I made it to about 16kHZ before I couldn’t hear the sounds anymore (that’s what I get for being a piccoloist, I guess).

Source: therachstarr

  1. commanderkari reblogged this from bartonsexual and added:
    Ohnoes. 18Hz is the last one I can hear. D:
  2. bartonsexual reblogged this from ubrfangrlsydney1 and added:
    I can hear up to 18kHz
  3. tinyquill reblogged this from discontentramblings and added:
    I’m 20 and can barely hear the 15 hz ;_; Well, I suppose it’s to be expected after 8 yrs as a percussionist and 6 months...
  4. theportugeseninja reblogged this from greyscreations and added:
    I can just barely hear 18. Hmm…maybe the Tenor player and the Snare player should stop playing indoors and destroying...
  5. ryoga523 reblogged this from luce-felice
  6. scistarborne reblogged this from a-long-story-short and added:
    1) Depends on volume...sample. 2) I hope people getting freaked out
  7. an-awesome-asian-alliteration reblogged this from kagenagaru and added:
    I can barely hear 20 kHz.. I always listen to my iPod really loudly on the bus because EVERYONE ELSE IS IN CAPS LOCK AND...
  8. aeshir reblogged this from rammyismine
  9. fishfacedterror reblogged this from a-long-story-short and added:
    i can hear up to 18kHz just fine, 19kHz begins to get a bit faint, 20-21kHz are just on the edge of hearing and 22kHz is...
  10. oncestrangers reblogged this from saharali and added:
    I hear nothing at 21.
  11. high-fructose-bullshit reblogged this from champagne-and-accordions and added:
    i can barely hear 16, and i’ve never been in band or orchestra. hmph.
  12. a-long-story-short reblogged this from discontentramblings and added:
    18kHz. Although now I have a headache.
  13. discontentramblings reblogged this from slutnaya and added:
    About 17-18kHz, I think?
  14. dailyfoo reblogged this from paintbrush-cup
  15. flutterskies reblogged this from hylianhero and added:
    I can hear 18, and I hear the initial clicks for the rest. Otherwise nothing past that. …In middle school I used to...
  16. paintbrush-cup reblogged this from greyscreations and added:
    Surprisingly, despite the fact that I regularily blast my eardrums with really loud music, I can hear all the way up to...
  17. gayolacrayons reblogged this from rezby
  18. champagne-and-accordions reblogged this from rezby and added:
    Ha ha ha ha i can’t even hear 14
  19. onelittleorange reblogged this from saharali
  20. rezby reblogged this from saharali and added:
    I can hear 17, but 18 is just silence for me. /shrug.
  21. slutnaya reblogged this from mcsassins and added:
    I can only hear up to 14kHz, but I think it might be that my computer can’t cope with higher than that as opposed to me...
  22. saharali reblogged this from hylianhero and added:
    I can barely hear 18, nothing at 19 :’c Not a musician tho
  23. mcsassins reblogged this from greyscreations and added:
    up to 18 u q u dang but it could also be just me really bad speakers lmao
  24. hylianfaggot reblogged this from hylianhero
  25. katrina-barnes reblogged this from feelingkindawoozy and added:
    I can hear 18. Not sure if that’s how I always am though, because I’ve done this before and I thought last time I could...
  26. doctorweird reblogged this from cklikestogame and added:
    Well, fuck. I know exactly why I’m going deaf. My fucking father blaring everything, speaking in a yell, forcing me to...
  27. blackvelveteenrabbit reblogged this from greyscreations
  28. clearskies-darknights reblogged this from hylianhero
  29. kindlygojumpoffabridge reblogged this from justcallmeix
  30. moonxcake reblogged this from hylianhero
  31. girl-with-the-mocking-jay-pin reblogged this from hylianhero
  32. thesilentwarrior reblogged this from hylianhero and added:
    But now I’m hearing
  33. luce-felice reblogged this from hylianhero and added:
    I could hear 17, but not 18. ._.; Oh my.