Cheap Vs. Expensive EAR PROTECTION!
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Thank you so much for watching today's #TechniqueTalk about earplugs! Important links about preventing hearing loss, using earplugs and more are in the description above :) Let me know in the comments below what ear protection YOU use in your daily playing!
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What's your opinion on Etymotics?
Wear earplugs, starting when you are a young musician or attending loud concerts. Protect your ears for the years and help yourself and others you interact with. I played and listened to loud rock music for years and lost hearing to the point of wearing hearing aids. Nerve damage CAN’T be repaired but some conductive hearing loss can be repaired. I had 2 ear surgeries that improved my hearing and I no longer use hearing aids. Wear hearing protection no matter what your band mates say. Do it!
Thanks for sharing your story, I agree 100%. It's like staring into the sun because it looks nice and not thinking of going blind eventually.
Rick Slick i developed tinnitus last year noticeably after exposure to loud noise in a restaurant. Got my hearing tested by an audiologist 7 months later. Perfectly fine hearing.......
Exactly
@@Tony-yn5rr i have tinnitus for like no reason idk why
@@Tony-yn5rr hey does tintinnus fades away in time?
He finally starts a 3:00.
good call bro
Thanks
For real
thank you.. I have to go out in a few
Wait, wait, wait. Let him cook. I left my common sense at home today, so I need a quick refresher. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
(You think I'm joking, but sometimes it actually do be like that. Take my word for it.)
It makes me so happy every time I see that wall of mallets
Ahahaha me too... 😂
How have you gone through 40+ pairs of foam earplugs and not realized you're supposed to roll them into a smaller shape and let them expand in your ear?
he deadass talks abt that at 4:35
you and 38 other fools should get your ears checked out cos he literally explained exactly how to put them on
Love my custom westone musician plugs. Extremely comfortable. Almost weight less. They attenuate sound so evenly it doesn't even seem like I have anything blocking my hearing. I can't argue with your criteria, but custom plugs with specific filters are a million times better than anything off the shelf. However, the best plugs are the ones you wear.
Man's is hitting us with rhe Nintendo sound effects. Lol. I'm here for it!!!!
Wear earplugs for loud situations. I’m only 20 and have severe tinnitus. And kinda crappy hearing.
The Ders I always protect my ears I had a real scare years ago and nearly lost my hearing
Im 25 got permanent tinnitus very loud and my hearing is perfectly fine.... sometimes its genetic and we are predisposed to it
Good advice
I literally just bought a set of quality ear plugs yesterday haha. I got the decibullz custom molded ear plugs with triple flange ear canal plugs
Oh those are awesome too! No one stocks them here :(
Good review. I am already a lifelong tinnitus sufferer, I've used Ety plugs and such for years. Stops it from getting worse anyway. Just bought some Earasers now, I hope they're effective.
Any update on this matter¿
For anyone annoyed with the music: use the subtitles.
It was a useful video, but the music was too loud ♥️
I use the Etymotic ER20 XS earplugs. They're relatively cheap (I believe I paid $24 for the current pair I have) and it came with a case for them so I'd say that's pretty good value. (they look like the ones you said were "Christmas Trees") They fit really well and I can hear just about anything when I'm wearing them. I usually only use them when I'm indoors rehearsing my drumline or in a smaller rehearsal space. If my students can't afford them, I usually tell them to get some foam earplugs, or I'll get one of the giant jugs of them and have them available for the kids to use.
Etymotics are the shit. I use a slightly more expensive model. I can't remember which ones because I've had them for forever
as an abusive snare marcher, my preferred ear protection is sport hybrid earplugs for about $5 a pair, its rubber like material and tree shape is good for comfort and sound quality, you can buy a few at a local wal mart store
I love how you did your fist 60 seconds or so. VERY creative and appealing.
This is the best info I have seen, great job with the video! Informative and entertaining. I went through the custom process... still waiting a week later but need something for a gig this weekend. Ordered medium Earasers from Guitar Center set to arrive Friday Oct 29. I've been on stages since 1968 so my ears have been damaged to the point that my bass amp and the subs sound like blown speakers when the whole band cranks up. Ear doc suggested musicians ear plugs. We will see.
Hey Adam, surely value means you get what you pay for? I use custom earplugs which are way better value than foam which I have used for a while. Great video as per usual!!
Thank you man and I agree! But I guess it depends on what kind of customs - the really expensive ones are kinda crazy prices when there are many reusables on the market. Awesome that you use customs though :)
Percussionist and drum set player, I just got a pair of custom IEMs called Tunz by Starkey. I think they're a bit overpriced (700 USD!!?!) for general use, but the fit is unbeatable since they're custom; I also had the opportunity to use them in a live studio and they really shined and justified the cost in that setting. I've also used Etymotic earplugs (~15 USD depending on where you get them) but I lost both my pairs unfortunately.
Starkey makes custom ear plugs as well, with various kinds of filter options (-9 db, -16, and -22 I think), but again those come with a much higher cost. Comfort, discretion, and effectiveness are probably the most important criteria for me, but I'd recommend that anyone, especially us musicians, visit a hearing specialist or audiologist. Keeping track of hearing loss is crucial to our careers, even if you just do it as a hobby. You don't have to spend a bunch of money for a consultation, and even if you did, I would consider it totally worth it. Preventing hearing loss is so important.
I'm in pep band and my mom ordered me the Earasers because when I use the cheap foam ones I can only hear my playing and it's weird 😂
11:20 Summary of all the scores
Now this isn’t the most cheapest way (because it’s not) but when I practice with a loud instrument, say a marching instrument or playing on a mallet instrument in a very not muffled room, I use my pair of Bose headphones. Now it sounds as about as muffled as the foam ear plugs, but hey, they work and I like them.
Nice review
I was considering buying my first earplug for sleeping especially during festive seasons (you know, Malaysians love to put some super loud bomb-like firecrackers regardless what religion or races or etnicity festive seasons, the bombing-sounds is increasingly more and more frequent than back in 20 years ago since everyone wants to grab some bombing-noise to merry the whole festive situation, sometimes I was soooo confused whether it is Chinese New Year or not LMAO) but ended up listening to your whole brief lecture about ear protection. Kinda reminds me why didn't I get into the percussion team in the first place, the main reason was 'too loud, it's hurting my ears', that's why I ended up joining the bass section (double bass) LOL
Hmmm let me start with dirt cheap Daiso earplug first hehe
Thanks a lot =)
Hey Adam do you know if there are earplugs that can block low frequency sounds?
Very good! now if you did a test in ear plugs without ear plugs you can change level and make a test for cars without the cars! super!
really liked this video Adam! earplugs are one thing i never go without when playing - can’t play without them now hahaha
What's the highest rated custom ear plug? The ones I've found online only go up to about 25 NRR, but the over the counter foam ones are 32 NRR
Any update on this matter?
Lost my left earaser tonight. Guess it’s time for another pair
Tanks so much just bought ear razors an love them
This guy reviewed 3 earplug Branden was hoping for more. My dog gobbles them then shits them out a few days later. I can confirm you cannot reuse them after your dog does this due to the smell. Even after washing them they cannot be used.
The fuck are you on about
😅
Do these work well if you’re attending a concert?
Any will work better than nothing at all.
Rubertoe lol i ended up buying them losing both of them right before the band started 😂
@@ericshepherd7786 Be careful next time you go out, I got tinnitus at a low age and I wish I'd used earplugs.
Rubertoe damn is it at least treatable
@@ericshepherd7786 No, I leart to live better with it, but I was told it is permanent last year at 19. Be careful and you wont get it. It sucks we are not informed of how bad it is and we only notice if we suffer it.
Please review the mark ford mallet series!
I use the Etymotic earplugs and they are pretty good
Adam why do they make expensive earplugs? Is it cause of quality of them or?
No, the first thing people try is tissue in the ear.
I don’t think you’re using the foam earplugs in a proper way, when you wear them correctly they should be completely hidden inside your ear and shouldn’t be seen if someone’s looking at your face
There is a video of NY philharmonic orchestra and some old dude has like 2 metal pieces in his ears. Are those also earplugs?
Likely a cochlear implant.
@@tldrftw nah it was like a primitive piece of metal (conical shape with wider part inside the outer ear). Weird af
It was the recording of New world symphony if you are interested(but they keep restricting it and making it public on and off).
3:56 they dont fit coz thats not how u put them in.
7:18 what is the music?
wow you actually said my last name right props to you
I went and bought earasures they better be good >:( Ill come back later to update with my verdict >:( thank you for the video >:(
so what was the verdict?
I think it was a little grating hearing the same few seconds of drums in the background so many times. Otherwise good content!
Ah thank you for the feedback! I've since learned to lower and filter the background music in my newer videos :)
Agreed. Unnecessary.
5:12 what is the original video??😂😅
Is a concert of Leo Le Yu, search him on Instagram
Oh no, I'm wrong, it's in his Facebook
My Hearing protection is my Headphones cause I listen to music while drumming.For Marimba I dont have any CaUsE iTs NoT tHaT lOuD ;D
Bazinga
If you knew how to properly use the foam earplugs, the their score would be 20/20!
If he knew how to use them, it'd only be 5/5 on value, comfort, and convenience. Foam earplugs muffle everything so badly, it'd only get a 1/5 for effectiveness.
Aluminium n titanium plugs.....?
You discuss the importance of ear protection, yet have annoying music playing in the background as you talk. After only two minutes I had to turn you off, because with my headphones it was distracting and loud.
Haha fair enough! Sorry about that :)
@@AdamTanPercussion Thank you for your reply.
Gong Xi Fa Cai to u in advance lah
:'v I love Le Yu :'v
ur kidding right? ur a drummer, and don't know how to properly insert foam earplugs? They work great when you insert them properly.
Then how do you insert them properly?
@@saintjabroni There are a lot of videos on here that can show proper foam earplug technique easier than it can be described, but basically when you roll them up you want to get them to the thinnest, roundest possible cylinder and then insert them rather quickly so they don't have time to start expanding until they are all the way into the ear canal and not visible at all from the front, that way when they expand they grow to the exact shape of the eardrums. Just be careful not to push on them while they are in and expanded or remove them too fast because they seal so well that the air pressure changes between them and the eardrum can be a little uncomfortable and possibly even dangerous.
@@DangerDags Thanks for your response.
I might sound petty right now... but stop doing the half numbers and round up the damn number. Other than that great, informative video.
In my opinion, you don't really need hearing protection as a musician unless you're conducting, drumming, or playing in a marching band or drum corp indoors
Bullshit.