Is Music Production Damaging Your Hearing?

Protect your ears, you are worth it :) Your ears can only cope with a certain loudness for a certain time period before they suffer irreversible damage. You can get hearing damage and loss without feeling any pain. I try to remember 3 simple things when working to protect my ears. 1)Be aware that you will turn the volume up in a session as your ears lose sensitivity. Even turning the volume off or taking a break for a few minutes will let your ears re set. This way you will keep your volume from getting too high and prevent damage. 80% of the time in a session, I can talk to someone in the room without having to raise my voice or turn the music down (and I don’t have a loud voice). I turn the volume up for 20 or 30 minutes at a time when I’m doing important mixing. 2)Your ears are damaged by long exposure even if you don’t get any pain or headache. You cannot build up a resistance to noise exposure. The cells and nerves in your ear do not adapt like that. Taking breaks is the important thing here, every 30 – 60 minutes, take a 5 minute break, stretch your legs, move your body and drink some water, you’ll feel better for taking care of yourself :) 3)Your ears are permanently damaged by exposure to LOUD music/noises. A one off concert or gig will damage your ears for life. Wear discreet hearing protection ?(there are SO many options from £1 to £1000) You are worth it, look after yourself and remind yourself that YOUR ears are a huge asset. No matter what stage of life you are in, it’s never too late to protect your hearing :) ▶Support the channel and get early access to videos Patreon https://www.patreon.com/inthemix ▶Our Patrons Craig Taylor Clint Hughes Dewayne Jackson Jack Austin Laurent Paret Kevyn Cooling Jonathan Bjornson Louis Jans Salahadin ▶Our Wonderful Channel Designer – https://www.instagram.com/vivalucci ▶The Kit We Use: These links are the cheapest prices I can find. If you order using them, we will get a small commission :)Thank you DAW (FL Studio 12) USA – http://amzn.to/2rpj1Dd UK – http://amzn.to/2mzHeSn Microphone USA – http://amzn.to/2mMCzf7 UK – http://amzn.to/2Dep0z6 Midi Keyboard USA – http://amzn.to/2DMRjTg UK – http://amzn.to/2AXpxQK Our A Speakers USA – http://amzn.to/2DILshD UK -http://amzn.to/2mu0D63 Our B Speakers USA – http://amzn.to/2Dm6aHf UK – http://amzn.to/2EBMyv1 Audio Interface USA – http://amzn.to/2DfUyBx UK – http://amzn.to/2Dra9yX Best Headphones USA -http://amzn.to/2Dhkgpr UK – http://amzn.to/2mtDAbB Headphone Amp USA – http://amzn.to/2DpX23M UK – http://amzn.to/2D78HVD Computer Monitor http://amzn.to/2mAAWBM ▶Instagram: @mike.miavono ▶Mixing/Mastering services – email ‘inthemixmaster@gmail.com’ ▶Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/miavono ▶Spotify : https://goo.gl/jxbhzY