Looking for advice please. I am a beginner. I started learning last year. I am not a loud player but a few days ago after a practice session I had whistling in my right ear. This whistling went on until the next day. In fact it woke me up in the middle of the night! My ear still feels a bit funny almost a week later. Maybe I have sensitive ears? It has really worried me as I love learning the saxophone.
I have booked myself in for a hearing test. I don't play with any band but I am worried that if solo practice can cause a problem then playing with others might be too much. So, I am thinking of getting custom earplugs.
I have bought some off the shelf acs pacato 16 earplugs as a temporary measure and they don't make much difference to sound levels. Would 17db custom earplugs be too much of a reduction in sound levels for practising? If I want to play along to a cd backing track will I still be able to hear it clearly with a 17db reduction?
I have booked myself in for a hearing test. I don't play with any band but I am worried that if solo practice can cause a problem then playing with others might be too much. So, I am thinking of getting custom earplugs.
I have bought some off the shelf acs pacato 16 earplugs as a temporary measure and they don't make much difference to sound levels. Would 17db custom earplugs be too much of a reduction in sound levels for practising? If I want to play along to a cd backing track will I still be able to hear it clearly with a 17db reduction?