DAMAGE:
Something weird happened with the hearing last night on stage.
All the high-end groove (hi-hats, cymbals, shakers) went off
in the left ear, but the rest of the music was still audible.
I ran over to the side of the stage, got everyone to check my
radio receiver with their headphones & no one could hear anything
wrong. So I listened using their headphones instead of my in-ears
&, right enough, there was nothing wrong. Put my in-ears back in
& there was no hi-end in the left ear. So I blew down the holes
of my left in-ear & when that didn’t work I reluctantly ‘sucked’.
It was waxy & bitter, but nothing I did fixed the problem.
Then I tried moving the in-ear around in my ear (still with me?)
& bits of hi-end started breaking through. Soon as I found a
position that worked I left it, just in time for Rez to finish
& ran back on stage, making out nothing was wrong. The rest of the
night went smoothly. For some reason I had a surplus of energy
& threw myself around the stage wilder than I’ve done all year
(paying for it now…). Back at the bus, sweat soaked & dripping,
the air-con turning every external liquid cold & clammy,
I changed in silence between the bus bunks. We laughed, shook hands,
hugged & grinned, another night of smiling faces, another mission
complete. I slipped into my bunk, pulled the curtains & put in
my ‘bed time in-ears’ settling back in the dark as I pressed
‘Play’ on Dylan’s ‘Tangled up in Blue’. To my horror, there was
no high end in my left ear, though as soon as I stopped the music
the world around me seemed in perfect stereo. I turned Dylan off
& rolled over in the dark trying to convince myself there was a
logical explanation that wasn’t irreparable & hoping sleep would
come fast.
(K)
Hmm…it comes and goes and it only occurs with in-ears, not with headphones. Impacted wax, maybe? Anyway, apologies for playing armchair diagnostician, hope you get it resolved soon, and glad you had a good night in spite of everything!
Eerie ear vibes…
Deep breath…
& relax*
Olive oil will sort out any wax…unless a spider has laid eggs in your ear :-D!
I can see how that would be disturbing try some new kit and see how it rolls. I love it when you’re animated on stage.
sounds like you’ve got excess wax.
stick a finger under your ear and push up, see if things get muted.
Happens to me sometimes. Might be wax build, age or up or pure excitement. Get it checked out fellah.
I had a colleague who left the business and started to sell ear candles. She seems making good business on it although I think it only brings the light in the ear rather than the vax out 🙂