Protect Your Ears! Sound & Music Pros: Hearing Protection is Job Protection
When I was a young person first becoming interested in sound, I was frequently entranced by the sheer loudness of events. After all, I started playing drums at age 8, and I loved to hit those drums as hard as I possibly could. I wanted them to thunder, and I sought out the same in entertainment—seeking out earth-shatteringly loud concerts and shows to attend, running my car and home stereos way too hot. If I couldn’t feel the bass in my chest, and if my ears weren’t ringing by the end of a song, I felt cheated.
