Man Commits Suicide Due To Tinnitus
I have been to countless concerts and shows. When I was a younger man, I thought "I don't need ear plugs, ear plugs are for fags.....LOOK AT THE FAG WITH THE EAR PLUGS. BURN THE WITCH!" I actually wouldn't single anyone out because I am not a douche like Ashton Kutcher, but they would be noticeable and I would laugh at the pussy, but I would laugh from a far and standing in a doorway awkwardly.
I have come to realize the value of ear plugs now as I try to maintain the little hearing I have left. I would wear bright pink ear plugs if I could find them and anyone laughing at me would get a stern lecture on the value of maintaining your hearing.
What the fuck is the point of this? Well a man in England stabbed himself because of tinnitus he says he received after a Them Crooked Vultures show. Tinnitus, according to Wikipedia, is a perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding sound. That's a nerd way of saying ringing in the ear. You have probably all had a ringing in your ear after a concert and Dr. Smurf says that the ringing represents a decibel level that you have lost. I don't believe that, but he is a medical doctor and was able to stitch Brainy Smurf back together after that vicious Gargamel run-in.
Robert McIndoe was unable to sleep after attending a gig by the Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, Josh Homme supergroup due to the ringing in his ear. He said he regretted not bringing ear plugs to the event. Doctors were unable to help the man with his ringing and that chain of events lead him to take his own life despite being a father of two.
Let Robert McIndoe be a lesson for you all - wear proper ear protection. Rock concerts are loud and they are supposed to be. If you want to hear music at a decent level go to the orchestra with your stuffy friends. But if you want to fuck a stranger in the Alps (to quote the edited for TV version of The Big Lebowski), then you go to a rock show. The people snickering and laughing at you won't be able to hear you snickering and laughing at them the next day. And you might be able to laugh at their grave when they take their own life for persistent ringing in the ear. And isn't that what life is all about?
I have come to realize the value of ear plugs now as I try to maintain the little hearing I have left. I would wear bright pink ear plugs if I could find them and anyone laughing at me would get a stern lecture on the value of maintaining your hearing.
What the fuck is the point of this? Well a man in England stabbed himself because of tinnitus he says he received after a Them Crooked Vultures show. Tinnitus, according to Wikipedia, is a perception of sound within the human ear in the absence of corresponding sound. That's a nerd way of saying ringing in the ear. You have probably all had a ringing in your ear after a concert and Dr. Smurf says that the ringing represents a decibel level that you have lost. I don't believe that, but he is a medical doctor and was able to stitch Brainy Smurf back together after that vicious Gargamel run-in.
Robert McIndoe was unable to sleep after attending a gig by the Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, Josh Homme supergroup due to the ringing in his ear. He said he regretted not bringing ear plugs to the event. Doctors were unable to help the man with his ringing and that chain of events lead him to take his own life despite being a father of two.
Let Robert McIndoe be a lesson for you all - wear proper ear protection. Rock concerts are loud and they are supposed to be. If you want to hear music at a decent level go to the orchestra with your stuffy friends. But if you want to fuck a stranger in the Alps (to quote the edited for TV version of The Big Lebowski), then you go to a rock show. The people snickering and laughing at you won't be able to hear you snickering and laughing at them the next day. And you might be able to laugh at their grave when they take their own life for persistent ringing in the ear. And isn't that what life is all about?
There are some great ear plugs for musicians too. I'd recommend checking out Etymotic Research's ear plugs. High quality stuff. And no, they didn't pay for this post.
I'd love to be able to go back in time and kick my younger-self's ass for not wearing earplugs to shows. My ears have been ringing for 15+ years now, and it's getting louder. I'm used to it and it doesn't really bother me, but I'd still much prefer it wasn't there at all.
I'm now 40, still go to lots of rock/metal shows, and wear a pair of bright, pussy-orange earplugs to every one of them. It sucks and I miss the overwhelming crush of volume that you get sans-earplugs, but the thought of destroying my ears entirely isn't appealing.
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