The ears can recover quickly from short term trauma but successive “impacts” just like a concussion can lead to permanent hearing loss or tinnitus. If you have a lot of ringing in your ears, then avoid another gig the next day. After your set, go outside and take a break from the sound system entirely and let your ears recover. By introducing short 2-3 minute breaks, those ear hairs get the chance to reset and know what’s normal again.ģ. It’s really easy to just leave the monitors on throughout the set, but over time they will sound “less loud” and your instincts will be to turn them up. During your set, turn down the monitors between mixes. This is usually an extra 30 minutes to 1 hour of exposure that can be completely eliminated.Ģ. Before your set, throw in earplugs as soon as you enter the club. The ear can tolerate short bursts of loud noise in 10, 20 or even 30 minute increments ( depending on how loud it is) so we need to break up the overall exposure to noise.ġ.
Knowing these fundamentals, there are a few things we can do as DJ’s to keep as much hearing as possible! Break Up Your Exposure Time Getting outside of the nightclub after your set is great way to give your ears a break. Our ears become de-sensitized over time in a club, so our perception of “loudness” goes down – which leads DJs to turn things up.We are most sensitive to mid range frequencies of 3-4 kHz, which is where a lot of hearing damage and loss can occur.
Continuous noise for 1-3 hours straight causes the issues. For DJ’s to protect their hearing, there are a few important things that they need to be aware of. Hearing is one of our MOST important senses. Today Ean Golden is going to share some valuable tips that DJ’s can follow to protect their hearing and continue DJing for years to come. Prolonged exposure in these loud settings is very hard on the ears and if a DJ isn’t careful, they risk damaging the only set of ears they have. This is no surprise given the environments DJ’s frequently find themselves in: nightclubs, music festivals, and DJ booths with loud monitors. Unfortunately it’s also the tool that gets abused the most. The most valuable tool a DJ has at their disposal is their ears.
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