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Originally Posted by pokkeherrie
i don't know and it sometimes scares me. i sometimes have problems joining/following friends' conversations at bars or other places where music's being played and i often wonder if that's because my hearing's going to shit or just because they're talking into each other's ears and not mine.
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I've changed my mind in the last few years about earplugs. I've met so many people in their mid-30s onwards who've constantly battered into me that you need earplugs for gigs. It's not weak, it's good sense, and the fact that it cuts out out the more extreme frequencies means you hear more of the total sound (the upper/ lower register, at volume, will mask the middle range, which is where most sound takes place).
Regarding the above though - if you go to a gig with a socially inclined person (let's say, a girlfriend who isn't into the music) you'll probably notice that their threshold for sound, or their listening concentration, will be inclined towards what people are saying - 'she' may not be able to hear much in the music, but will probably be able to pick out conversations that you can't.
I have ok hearing, musically outstanding (as in, pitch differentiation) but I'm massively paranoid to the point where I try to never go to noise shows nowadays, and rock shows only very cautiously.