Recent content by HighDesertDave

I still have to test them, because I build them for a living. But unless I'm wearing hearing protection, full earmuffs, they are turned way down, and I stand to the side of the speakers. I never stand in front of the speakers anymore, no matter what. If, for some reason, I need to play one...

This is such a helpful thread. I am about two or three months into tinnitus now, mostly caused by loud guitar amplifiers. I probably can never play in a band again with a drummer unless he uses brushes. I keep hearing protection all around the house, even when I use my coffee grinder or my Ninja...

Thank you. Mostly my problems are from building loud guitar amplifiers. I hear what you're saying about smaller venues. In the 90s, we opened up for some used-to-be-huge bands in our local club in our small town. They would haul in these huge PA systems and distort everybody's eardrums to the...

Hi, I'm just introducing myself. I am Dave. I first noticed my tinnitus about six months ago. I work in the music industry, and over twenty years of doing this, combined with playing in loud bands, have finally brought me here. Looking forward to learning everything I can. I've seen a lot of...