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  • Nov 18, 2022

    Growing up I always listened my music pretty much at full blast. Concerts-- wouldn't take earplugs with me. And this is at metal and rock concerts in small venues. You can imagine how loud that s*** would be.

    Recently, I've been getting some tinnitus and minor eardrum pain. So I've been making an effort to listen to music at a lower level. But how am I supposed to get hype when that s*** isn't blasting my ears?

    Have you guys had to "relearn" the way you had to listen to music? Goal is to have my average listening level to be 70-73 dbA.

  • Nov 18, 2022
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    i dont hate reality that much

  • Nov 18, 2022
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    Have you tried having some extended periods of total silence? That could be a good way to reset

  • Nov 18, 2022
    babylon sherm

    Have you tried having some extended periods of total silence? That could be a good way to reset

    Yeah, I think that's my plan for next week. No headphones on, just letting my ears rest (outside of work meetings and stuff). I'm hoping that "resets" my brain's tolerance level for noise.

  • Nov 18, 2022
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    get noise cancelling headphones. that definitely helped lowering my average volume to healthy levels

  • Nov 18, 2022

    I have severe hyperacusis (sensitivity to noise), its to the point where i basically am not able to listen to any music anymore as well as do a heap of other stuff normal people can

    If you’re getting tinnitus and eardrum pain you have to take care of yourself, take a long break from any loud noise exposure if you have to

    Take it from me, s*** is absolute hell if you arent careful

  • Nov 18, 2022

    Bruh it's so hard it feels like you can barely hear anything u have to focus extra hard so it makes you feel like your ears are tired, then you pull up the volume and your ears actually get tired it's a vicious cycle

  • Nov 18, 2022

    crazy im going thru the same thing just went to the doc too

    ive been using speakers on low volume for two weeks now and it is not the same at all

  • idk I can’t really tell what’s music tinnitus and what’s gun tinnitus at this point

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    Eh I just leave it full volume now and have done for years

    rip my ears but at least I get the best experience

  • Nov 18, 2022
    Cole2


    We gotta take care of our ears

  • Nov 20, 2022
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    We are making great strides !

  • Nov 20, 2022
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    OP CAN YOU HEAR ME

  • Nov 20, 2022

    You should try to listen using speakers

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    ASAKI

    We are making great strides !

    Where can you see this?

  • Nov 20, 2022

    Op a confirmed audio terrorist

  • lil ufo 🛸
    Nov 20, 2022
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    @op try using bone-induction headphones

  • Nov 20, 2022
    fakerickhoodie

    OP CAN YOU HEAR ME

    WHAT

  • Nov 20, 2022
    Marble

    Where can you see this?

    I have it in the Health app.

  • Nov 20, 2022
    boobdylan

    get noise cancelling headphones. that definitely helped lowering my average volume to healthy levels

  • Nov 20, 2022
    lil ufo

    @op try using bone-induction headphones

    These are cool but it looks like people can hear what you're hearing even more so than open-back/over-ear. And their audio quality seems to be a bit meh

    I'll consider the Shokz tho

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    After my ears messed up I just went straight to listening with speakers quietly, headphones cause too much damage, can't listen on commutes anymore which sucks, but you definitely adjust over time, I tried my friend's earphones for a sec because they had cool noise-cancellation stuff, and it felt WAY too loud and dangerous like I was putting insects in there, I promise you OP if you carry on listening at lower volumes you'll 100% get used to it

  • Nov 20, 2022
    Fries

    After my ears messed up I just went straight to listening with speakers quietly, headphones cause too much damage, can't listen on commutes anymore which sucks, but you definitely adjust over time, I tried my friend's earphones for a sec because they had cool noise-cancellation stuff, and it felt WAY too loud and dangerous like I was putting insects in there, I promise you OP if you carry on listening at lower volumes you'll 100% get used to it

    Yeah, I'm just very used to headphones and prefer them. Speakers are alright but I feel a lot more immersed in cans. If I need to listen with them at a very low volume I'll do it.

    I might try a speaker setup at some point.

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    Fries

    After my ears messed up I just went straight to listening with speakers quietly, headphones cause too much damage, can't listen on commutes anymore which sucks, but you definitely adjust over time, I tried my friend's earphones for a sec because they had cool noise-cancellation stuff, and it felt WAY too loud and dangerous like I was putting insects in there, I promise you OP if you carry on listening at lower volumes you'll 100% get used to it

    elaborate on the noise cancelling part