Hi folks,
My first post, and its an unexciting topic, but a necessary one for me as I'm undecided about whether I should DJ or not due to some hearing loss, and noise-induced Tinnitus (not from DJing). I am a bedroom/small party DJ who would like to get more serious with DJing and play at venues in Melbourne Australia. I play old school soul and funk 45's which isn't really club music, and I'm looking at smallish sound systems in small venues realistically.
This is a call out specifically to DJ's who are still performing despite living with noise-induced Tinnitus.
There is a strong belief in some Tinnitus forum communities that any kind of headphones, or earbuds can worsen existing noise-induced Tinnitus, even on low volumes and with musicians ear plugs, and so therefore all headphones and earbuds should be totally avoided.
My question is:
Are you confident that you can protect your ears from further damage, and therefore a potentially worsening of your tinnitus and if yes, how do you achieve this?
Cheers, apologies if this is all a bit grim sounding, but I am at a crossroads with Djing or not Djing, and any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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