Ear and Hearing Protection for Drummer

How Does Being A Drummer Affect Your Hearing and Ears

Playing the drums leaves the ears exposed to sound levels of 100-115dB. 

Musicians are said to be four times more likely to have a hearing loss than non musicians of the same age group. 

Music Induced Hearing Loss 

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Constant exposure to the loudness level of music causes damage to the inner ear hair cells especially those responsible for high frequency hearing. Noise induced hearing loss is permanent and measures should be made to reduce the occurance of it. The good news is if prevention methods are put in place this kind of hearing loss is completely preventable. 

As well as hearing protection, there are also other measures you can take to help your hearing last. One of these measures are called silent drum heads, which are pads that sit on top of your acoustic drum snare and toms. By placing these on top, you basically mute the sound of your acoustic drum kit, meaning that you'll be playing at a lower sound level. Below we look at some of the options for you and your kit to keep it playing at a lower decibel level.

Best Ear and Hearing Protection for Drummers

When it comes to playing the drums the bottom line is it is very loud and it isn't a case of just blocking all that sound out as you need to be able to keep in time with the rest of your band. There are a few different options to consider for a drummer. While practising using dampening pads will help to reduce the overall sound a great deal, it is also worth considering whether an electric drum kit may suit you better or even a quieter and smaller acoustic drum kit like the Cajon kits. This provides control over the sound produced and when practicing does not impact on the hearing of those around you whilst still retaining a similar feel to a real, sull size drum kit.

headphones

ear plugs

drum mute pads

electronic kits