Tom TronesMay 22Earplugs vs. Thundering Bass: Are Your Ears Truly Protected in Loud Clubs?When you head out to your favorite club, the thumping bass that shakes the dance floor is part of the experience. But it’s also worth...
Tom TronesOct 13, 2022Mixing live sound and hearing protection. Will it blend?Throughout the 2000’s I was working as a sound engineer, mixing bands in small to medium size venues and I often felt pressure to play at...
Tom TronesNov 20, 2020Custom Molded Earplugs - The Myths and Truths At the turn of the century, I was in a band with 3 young hopeful metal heads rocking up a storm in my friend’s tiny basement. It was...
Jakob BrusdalJun 9, 2020Ozzy Osbourne’s Tinnitus: A Vital Warning to Music LoversMusic lovers can learn a thing or two from Ozzy!
Tom TronesApr 21, 2020Are you particularly bothered by loud sounds? Do you find the cinema intolerably loud? Stick fingers in your ears when a train screeches to a stop? Enraged when a toddler hammers the...
Tom TronesMar 23, 2020An appeal to musicians and music loversThe world has gone quiet. Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, hearing protection isn’t top of mind. Understandable. Due to the...
Tom TronesFeb 12, 2020Is this hearing protection???There is a common conception that noise-cancelling headphones protect you from dangerous noise. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case...
Tom TronesNov 6, 2019Ringing ears after a night out? You have damaged your hearing!Anyone who has gone to a concert or nightclub has probably experienced a ringing sound in the ears. This usually goes away after a couple...