{"id":21635,"date":"2019-10-22T18:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T16:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=21635"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:34:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:34:28","slug":"hearing-protection-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/hearing-protection-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Best earplugs for musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is essential and basic knowledge that our ears must be protected from too much volume, especially when they are irreplaceable for our profession and our passion, music. There is a high risk of tinnitus – a sudden loss of hearing capacity – among musicians and sound engineers or, in the worst case, permanent loss of hearing. The most effective remedy for this is rest for the ear but there is no guarantee that damaged ear drums will repair themselves. We highly recommend suitable hearing protection for all loud situations and this includes you, our fellow musicians.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The subject of hearing and making music, however, is highly emotional,<\/strong> because even the slightest changes in our hearing affect the feeling for the timbre and tones of our songs. That’s why we have fears like “Will I still be able to control my sounds as well with hearing protection in?<\/p>\n

When it comes to hearing protection, there is no single solution, it is very specific to each case. Singers eventually find out for themselves what the golden mean<\/strong> is between optimal hearing<\/strong> when making music and optimal protection<\/strong> of their ears. We are relieved by the fact that hearing protection technology has developed a lot in recent years, so that a balanced sound image<\/strong> can still be maintained at reduced volume. Remember this rule:<\/strong> The best protection is the one we use regularly,<\/strong> no matter what the method or format.<\/p>\n

To give you an overview of the different possibilities of hearing protection, we’ll introduce you to the differences and possibilities of standard<\/strong> and customised \/ fitted hearing protection<\/strong> and explain why even in-ear headphones or monitors<\/strong> can protect our ears from too much volume.<\/p>\n

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Non-fitted ear plugs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Non-fitted ear plugs<\/strong> consist of soft material, in the standard version. They come in malleable and not malleable varieties, and the most common example are the famous yellow foam plugs<\/strong> from the pharmacy.<\/strong> Although they make everything quieter, they don’t sound good because they distort the sound and cut away the treble, which is extremely counterproductive <\/strong>(even dangerous<\/strong>) for singers. If we don’t hear highs, we try to sing louder by forcing, and therefore straining, our vocal chords<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t