Distorted Sound

[Tilly2]

Last night Mr T and I went to see The Floyd Effect at our local theatre. They are Pink Floyd tribute band who are superb.

However, I did not enjoy it. From the outset, all the music and singing sounded totally out of tune and distorted to me. I was sitting with my fingers in my ears as it was so discordant.

At the interval, everyone was saying how fantastic they were, note perfect, brilliant musicians and last year, I would have agreed. I decided to come home rather than sit through another hour and a half in discomfort. I left Mr T to it.

I do have problems with my hearing and find high frequency sounds difficult to hear. Is this going to be the scenario from now on? No more rock concerts?

[10ClarionSt]

Lip reading was something that we got used when we worked in the cotton mills, cue Les Dawson! But I have tinnitus. I've had it since I fractured my skull when I was 5 yrs old. There's no cure. And the advice offered by the so-called specialists is ridiculous.

[Tilly2]

One blessing is that I can still hear my music properly when using headphones.

[Scarlett]

I always carry earplugs- the little cheap Boots foam ones; they are NOT the conical ones. I screw them up into a long tube and wear them whenever the music seems slightly too much- not even loud, just too much for me. I do have tinnitus. I personally think that all pop concerts are now too loud, and veer on dangerous levels for most people's hearing.

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Scarlett. I'll have a look for them next time I'm in Boots.