poss, thanks for the link.
I am a little surprised that this has caused damage as the duration spent at these levels of sound pressure are relatively short, although frequent. Remember, I'm not talking about amplified instruments, this is a brass band and only a small percentage of the total music is “loud”. There is as much played at
piano as
forte.
I’ve been to a few live music events / nightclubs in my time and not used protection (ear protection that is!) but then who hasn’t? Awareness of such issues is very poor, especially 10 years ago when I was at university / going to gigs / etc.
Ultimately, if nothing is found by the ENT guy (or girl) other than noise induced hearing loss and I am issued a class one “on the limits”, then so be it. My musical days will be over as I conserve what’s left of my hearing to pass future audiograms or more probably "occupational assessments" when I can't pass the audiogram.
