Not complete or permanent but it’s mellowing out over time to where I almost never hear it during the day, and it’s no bother at a quiet night, and easily masked by a fan or a podcast.
The main things for me were
- take a major break from djing and clubs. I was playing out a lot
- get great earplugs. I have westone custom molds
- talk to friends about it
In talking about it I have been absolutely shocked to learn how pervasive hearing problems are.
Lots of friends have some form of tinnitus and some have shared major problems like major tinnitus from playing drums a long time or
loss of sound in one ear from rocket explosions in the military. All was a complete surprise, I just assumed everyone’s hearing was great.
This greatly helped with my initial depression which presumably was causing me to focus on the sounds more rather to accept and ignore it.
Health problems are coming for all of us. Take great joy out of whatever health you do have, try to reduce harm from unhealthy habits, but have fun too.
I recommend using ear defenders whenever possible in louder environments. They're much more powerful than earplugs and much cheaper. A 30 decibel reduction for $30 is quite realistic.
Hearos are about $5, re-usable and offer a 30db model. That's about the maximum you can go before you're contending with the vibrations affecting your skull affecting your inner ear being louder than what's coming through the ear canal.
Or cheap ear plugs are much better than nothing at all. I use simple wax ones which I prefer to some fancier option. You can adjust the effect by how much you squish them in.
The main things for me were
- take a major break from djing and clubs. I was playing out a lot - get great earplugs. I have westone custom molds - talk to friends about it
In talking about it I have been absolutely shocked to learn how pervasive hearing problems are.
Lots of friends have some form of tinnitus and some have shared major problems like major tinnitus from playing drums a long time or loss of sound in one ear from rocket explosions in the military. All was a complete surprise, I just assumed everyone’s hearing was great.
This greatly helped with my initial depression which presumably was causing me to focus on the sounds more rather to accept and ignore it.
Health problems are coming for all of us. Take great joy out of whatever health you do have, try to reduce harm from unhealthy habits, but have fun too.