Remember it’s both time and intensity that can do damage. 8hrs at 90dB is an OSHA standard, but the inverse squared law, with dB being a measure of sound pressure, means 4hrs at 93 dB, 2 hrs at 96dB etc...
As such, 2 hr concert at just 100dB can easily cause some potentially permanent hearing loss, and guys who are subjecting their ears to 120dB cranked amps as a backline, gig after gig, are no doubt doing some significant harm which will have lasting implications of reduced clarity of speech, tinnitus etc
I’m with you I’m trying to save my hearing I have tinnitus it wear my ear plugs. All the years of Rock an Roll.
I am always amazed by musicians who put their hearing at constant risk.
My old band got the cops called for playing about 140db...
It was in the city of Tempe, AZ... and it was INSIDE A CLUB
I am always amazed by musicians who put their hearing at constant risk.
Saturn V was like 220dB at 100 meters, which was apparently loud enough to cause death from internal organ liquification, so probably want to be a bit quieter than that....