Dave Grohl Details His Hearing Loss

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Young people.. don't listen to Dave here. Wear hearing protection EVERY TIME you're in a loud environment. Once the ringing in your ears starts, it won't stop for the rest of your life.

WEAR EARPLUGS. THEY DONT just make everything "muffled". Put them in as soon as you get to the venue and you get used to them AND it makes everything clearer.

As a drummer I can tell you that earplugs are mandatory for me to play. Tinnitus and ear ringing at night is a total nightmare you can’t get rid of. White noise machine just to sleep

He mentions not being able to hear in a crowded restaurant. That's the textbook first step towards serious hearing loss that you can't get back.

When it gets worse, and it will, he will find himself getting fatigued from the loss of hearing making it frustrating at times to play or create the music he loves. McCartney wears hearing aids, Grohl should talk with him and get his perspective at 79.

damn, that's kind of depressing. Hearing loss is no joke. Grohl should take care of his hearing that's left a bit better.

The pandemic and mask wearing is what showed to me how much I was lip reading. It caused me to go to an audiologist and was diagnosed with 40% hearing loss and now have to wear hearing aids in both ears. The difference is unbelievable. People regularly get their eyes tested. get your ears tested. You don’t need to be fully blind to wear glasses. You don’t need to be fully deaf to get help with hearing

I’ve played drums for 34 years. I’ve always worn earplugs. I got a set of custom in ear monitors 12 years ago. They are the best tools that I’ve invested in. You can setup mics for room or crowd ambience and mix it perfectly — I do it every gig. But, hey, if you want to be basically deaf, more power to you.

Been drumming in bands for 20 years. everything he says is spot on. I can't sleep without some sort of white noise

Nothing Rock 'n Roll about not hearing anything when hearing is all you need as a musician. And deaf is one thing, having tinnitus on top of it: hell.

I have severe hearing loss from Menieres Disease. Hearing loss is no joke and I suffer everyday not being able to hear music the same way and have conversations. It will only get worse. I wish Dave luck as he is one of my favourite performers.

He will regret this when the ringing in his ears gets louder and he begins to lose his hearing completely.

He needs to watch 'the sound of metal' to understand how extreme things can go for him in the future...

I feel this so hard, I really have tried with in ears and sometimes they are ok, but I really feel they disconnect me from the real sound of the stage. I'm using ASI in ears now that have mics in them so I can blend in ambient sound, with the mix from the desk..... they are the best solution I have tried, really quite good but often I still love to just hear the stage/crowd and use wedges!!!! I too love to walk towards the drums to hear more drums etc and this is, with traditional in-ears, impossible. You are stuck with whatever your mix is!

30yrs ago I got a pair of “Sonics” ear plugs for $10. It was the BEST advice a salesman at Sam Ash could’ve ever given to young Guitarist. Now, in our 50’s, Two of my Band mates suffer terribly with Tinnitus.

Kinda f'ed up that he's glamorizing hearing loss because he's stuck in his ways. Just use hearing protection people. Your older self will thank you, and your current self will get used to it very quickly.

Tinnitus is no joke ! Messing with your senses really impacts on the confidence ! There are loads of ear protectors Dave could use that doesn't change the sound at all , in fact they can enhance the sound ! The mask thing is true for me also , I turn my left ear almost touching their mask lol to try and get the sound !

Dave, I would personally set you up with the best hearing protection and hearing aids possible to help you at as a musician and a fan of your music since like….. forever. Cause I know how important your hearing loss is especially it’s long term effects. Dude I’m a musician first and my passion is helping people hear better with hearing Instruments if they choose to. I also have tinnitus really bad bad in both ears from guess what?…. Cymbals they keep on ringing years after unfortunately..

"Small ear holes"???? I can't believe That Dave F'in Grohl can't have some discreet custom made hearing protectors by the best brand in the business working with the best audiologist in the field.