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Tinnitus Week -Thank you!

Tuesday, 12th February 2019

Thank you for all the support, Re-Tweets and Facebook Likes and shares for Tinnitus week. The aim is to raise awareness on how to prevent getting ringing in your ears which could never go away, and worse, hearing loss. I have tinnitus, mainly from working in a record shop all day playing music at full blast and DJing without any hearing protection for many years.

I can't turn back the clock, I have to live with it. It impacts social situations like being in restaurants and bars and not being able to single out the person's voice talking to me. It can be very isolating so I now try to avoid those situations.

There are simple steps to prevent it though - get yourself some earplugs with filters in - they reduce the volume but not the quality of the music when you are clubbing or in a bar with loud music. They are called attenuating earplugs and are around 11-20 pounds. You can get custom mould ones too but they a bit more expensive - worth it if you are not prone to losing things unlike me.
Don't dance next to the speakers all night!
Take breaks from the music and drink water - there is evidence that this helps.

Wishing you all a tinnitus-free clubbing life!

Love Anne xx

Official HSE Sound Advice for anyone in the music entertainment industry - a great resource.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/noise/musicsound.htm