DJ Paul Oakenfold joins tinnitus campaign urging music lovers to put hearing first

[erik]

This guy has much influence over young clubbers, nice to read this:


The DJ Paul Oakenfold has emerged as the unlikely champion of a new campaign warning of the dangers of loud music.

New research released today found that two-thirds of people had experienced ringing in their ears, with one-third of people exceeding safe volume levels on headphones.

Marking the launch of tinnitus awareness week, Oakenfold said: "I urge music lovers to wear ear defenders to gigs and avoid dangerously high volumes on personal music players."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...usic-lovers-to-put-hearing-first-9102600.html

 

[Champ]

Good, the more the merrier. Paul is a huge DJ so if he can get behind this cause, that's just gravy.

 

[LadyDi]

Thanks Eric. Does the US have a tinnitus awareness week? Seems like the UK is doing a lt more public awareness campaigns than we are.

 

[Tenna]

All that great music of his i heard without an eeeeeee. I think earplug use is targeting it in a wrong way though, venues need forced responsibility too, nice to see his support anyhow

 

[Champ]

Tenna the problem is that people without tinnitus or who are unaware of their damaged hearing WANT the music loud as possible. I've always worn earplugs to concerts, even before I had tinnitus, because I didn't want to screw up my hearing. But many of friends didn't wear plugs.

 

[NeoM]

My mother and father are going to a concert in May and I told my mother that I would pick up some earplugs for her and you know what she said..."It's not going to be that loud." lol. Please.

Hearing is the forgotten sense.

 

[The_Chum_12]

I wish BT would have the same thinking. Mine started after he blasted the music in a club when I saw him.