Pollstar: The ordinance proposed by Jacob Frey is a first of its kind, and would affect about 185 businesses, the Star Tribune reported.
“Going to one of these venues, a lot of people just don’t know about hearing loss,” said Brian Felsen, whose apparel company, Locally Grown, Globally Known, is working with the Miracle-Ear Foundation and 3M to coordinate and fund the campaign. The earplugs would be provided for free to the city and venues to give out.
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I think that this is actually a pretty smart resolution. Most people don't know anything about the damage that prolonged exposure to high volume can cause to their ears, so this should definitely be paired with an awareness campaign. This is especially important because a lot of young people go to concerts not realizing that they are causing life-long damage that may become a real problem later in their lives. I went to a concert recently that was so loud that it was actually bothersome, and I might've appreciated some ear protection.
I really like the idea of enforcing safe sound. I may be a curmudgeon, but I don't understand why it's appealing to have music blasting loud enough that I can't even process what I'm hearing. But I also understand the opponent's point, that relying so heavily on 3M's sponsorship of this program could veer reasonably quickly into something resembling monopoly. Maybe there's a middle ground here, where there's some limit on the number of decibels people must endure in a place. That would give venues an option of either limiting the volume of their events or providing ear plugs, but wouldn't limit the personal freedom of those who wish to intentionally go deaf.
This is seriously a no-brainer. The few clubs and concerts I have been to have always had crazy loud blaring music to the point where after about 10 minutes I had a pounding headache and wished I had earplugs. If this goes into effect, people like me can get them, for free. The arguments made against this proposal don't make any sense. Personal responsibility...are you kidding me? And just because music venues have to offer earplugs doesn't mean people are required to take them. Those that want their hearing destroyed can go right ahead and let it happen. The only problem I could see with this is that those cheap foam plugs attenuate the high frequencies so for the music listener who actually cares about sound and not just bass and raving while tripped out on some kind of drugs won't be happy because it won't sound as good. I still believe that this should be a policy in every club and concert venue.
I think this should be instituted anywhere where concerts are put on as well as at clubs. It's crazy to me that some concerts are extremely loud, like ear-splittingly loud, and don't bother to have free earplugs around. Foam earplugs are pretty cheap, and I fully support a law forcing all clubs and concert venues to have free earplugs. I went to a concert last year that was so loud I went out to the merch booth and BOUGHT earplugs during the show. It sucks that concert or club goers are expected to deal with the loud noise and if they don't want to damage their hearing, they have to leave the show or club area and find earplugs. It would be extremely easy to institute this law, the only problem being that many clubs and concert venues would not want to pay for the earplugs. I hope this can happen someday because along with saving people's hearing, a law like this would remove the stigma behind wearing earplugs at a concert.
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