LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus

No, it’s not a joke.

I still remember a nightmarish evening spent listening to an early Pink Floyd tribute band in a fairly small pub (bar).

They  were good but the sound seemed to be bouncing off the walls stupidly loud and I should have walked out, but I didn’t as I was the one driving that night.

So instead I put some scrunched up tissue paper in my ears and tried to find the quietest area in a very loud room.

That did help.

Thank God I remembered .

What’s the point of being an audiophile if you don’t protect your hearing?

I was at one 3 weeks ago and measured 110 dB(A) with an iPhone.
The friends had 114 and 115 dB with their Apple Watches.

They hand palmed their foreheads, when I stuffed in some hearing protectors.

OzzFest 97. My ears rang for a week afterwards. 
 

I had a pit ticket so I was right by the stage for most of the day with the exception of Pantera. I let a buddy use my ticket when they were on and I was on the lawn dodging bodies from the crowd surfing and mosh pits. 

Guns & Roses- a very long ago.They were 1/2 way through November Rain before I even realized what song it was.

I’ve been to hundreds of rock concerts, and they were by far the loudest.

@markpao 

"They were 1/2 way through November Rain before I even realized what song it was."

I had a similar experience with almost every song at a Bob Dylan concert, but it had nothing to do with the loudness.