Is this safe?

[Last call]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5pOGwMGvmcg

this is a vid of my band practicing, and the keyboardist 18month old son plays along on the drums about halfway through. Can this damage his hearing do you think? the amps were at practice volume... but still fairily loud as you can see in the vid. oppinions?

[Christopher]

IMO, yes, it could damage his hearing, especially if he's being exposed to it for extended periods of time.

Unless you're playing jazz or have a subtle drummer, "practice" volume in most instances is seldom different from gig volume at a small venue.

[G-sound]

It could. The best way to be sure is to get a cheap sound pressure level meter and compare the reading against this chart:

http://www.abelard.org/hear/hear.htm

Also, if your ears ring after you finish playing, you've done some damage to yourself. Most likely that would include everyone in the room.

My church has its main services in the local high school and we have a fairly high energy band. I try to keep the SPL at 95 db ("C weighted") and below. This lets the music have the energy it needs without inflicting damage on the attenders.

Just keep in mind that once you inflict damage on your ears, they never fully recover. Any further damage is cumulative. Protect your and your band's hearing while it's still good.

I'm 46 and my ears ring constantly. I can even hear it over normal conversations.

Glenn

[meev992]

Doctors say that any volume level (practice levels and above) can only be tolerated for about 5 minutes before damage occurs.

Always protect those ears.

[lemur821]

I think we can safely say that it did damage his hearing, as well as yours.

[NKUSigEp]

Originally Posted by meev992

Doctors say that any volume level (practice levels and above) can only be tolerated for about 5 minutes before damage occurs.

Always protect those ears.

Those are the same people that told us eggs are good for us. And then they said eggs are bad for us. And then they said the whites are good but the yolks are bad...make up you're effing mind!

(Lewis Black reference )

[meev992]

Originally Posted by NKUSigEp

Those are the same people that told us eggs are good for us. And then they said eggs are bad for us. And then they said the whites are good but the yolks are bad...make up you're effing mind!

(Lewis Black reference )

roflcopter

[IanStephenson]

I've posted this before:
http://www.kidshearingprotection.co.uk/

My daughter is 18 months, and is getting use to wearing them. I wouldn't let her anywhere near a practise without them.

She's getting pretty good on drums...

Ian

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by G-sound

It could. The best way to be sure is to get a cheap sound pressure level meter and compare the reading against this chart:

http://www.abelard.org/hear/hear.htm

Also, if your ears ring after you finish playing, you've done some damage to yourself. Most likely that would include everyone in the room.

My church has its main services in the local high school and we have a fairly high energy band. I try to keep the SPL at 95 db ("C weighted") and below. This lets the music have the energy it needs without inflicting damage on the attenders.

Just keep in mind that once you inflict damage on your ears, they never fully recover. Any further damage is cumulative. Protect your and your band's hearing while it's still good.

I'm 46 and my ears ring constantly. I can even hear it over normal conversations.

Glenn

Dont go by those charts with a younger child, everything is much more sensative, get some ear plugs on the kid, stat!


Also, re-thread title:

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Also, wear plugs yourself, if you cant afford the more expensive ones, get a pair of ER-20's, they are pretty cheap, still sound half decent and its great not having ringing ears after a prac!

I'm 22, and you have no idea how much I'd like to be able to go to sleep at night without the ringing in the background (always wear plugs when plaing now)

[Last call]

your guys advice sounds right on.. he wasnt subjected to the noise for more than 5 mins. but i will try to remind the keyboard player next time he tries to bring baby diapers to practice.