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My audiologist said that he had patients who are in band, as well as drumline or any other band activity, and has worn hearing aids, and it shows that powerful hearing aids have also not helped with the loudness aka the point to my situation.
Winter Indoor Drumline is intensively loud. I mean you got the bass drums, the snare drums, the tenors, cymbal players, the vibraphones, marimbas, the guitars, synth, drumset and rack. We're playing indoors.
My audi thought that if i had musician earplugs, it would help me due to the intense loudness in the room for only my right ear. My parents bought me this earplugs: Etymotic Research, Inc. - ETY-Plugs ER20 High Fidelity Earplugs
These hearing aids are pretty powerful. I had to literally take them out of my ear because it was to a point where i couldn't take the pain in my ear anymore. And I couldn't hear very well afterwords. I mean, When i wanted to take my HA off, my section leader got mad at me because i had them off and he demanded me that i put them back on so i can hear the instructions and stuff. But in my opinion he can sign to me, he has been taking ASL classes at the high school and a bunch of my other friends in the group with me knows ASL because i've been teaching them sign so they can help me out a little bit. But oh well, not the point here. But what i'm trying to say is, if you're not a musician, its probably not that much of a big deal to you, but if you are, it probably is. I mean I'm already deaf, and i lost more of my hearing in my right ear.
you're right. indoor drumming = LOUD!
BTW: Many music teachers suffer hearing loss. I have a few from the public schools at my happy hour.