yes wear those earplugs! I get minimal something-sorta-like tinnitus from
time to time...just a faint ringing, but it bugs the shit out of me. I
used to be in a band, and picked up some earplugs to wear during gigs. I
found them in the Musician's Friend catalog (or see
www.musiciansfriend.com)--earWear ER-20 HiFi Earplugs, cat. number 9033,
$15.99. These things are cool because they maintain a fairly flat
frequence response, ie, things don't sound 'muffled'...they just cut down
on the damaging hi freqs and hi volume. these are much more hi-tech than
a foam plug in your ear...plus they give the added effect of mini-martian
antennae. ;)
just a recommendation,
-jimg
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