nealric
100+ Head-Fier
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So last night I was out at a bar rented out by an organization I belong to. Like many bars in the D.C. area, the DJ was playing things LOUD. My iphone SPL app put the noise level at 100db.
The most annoying thing is that it was supposed to be a cocktail/chat kind of event- not a drunken grinding event. We spent most of the night attempting to communicate by screaming at the top of our lungs. I left the place with a headache and my ears ringing.
So why do bars do this? Normally, if I walk into an establishment where the music is so loud my ears are going to start bleeding, I just leave- but it's different when you are part of a group event. Are there people who actually enjoy that kind of noise level?
Also, the OSHA tables show that the maximum exposure to 100db by employees is 2 hours. But I noticed none of the bar tenders were wearing any sort of hearing protection. How do bars get away with that?
I would prefer to keep my hearing, thank you.
The most annoying thing is that it was supposed to be a cocktail/chat kind of event- not a drunken grinding event. We spent most of the night attempting to communicate by screaming at the top of our lungs. I left the place with a headache and my ears ringing.
So why do bars do this? Normally, if I walk into an establishment where the music is so loud my ears are going to start bleeding, I just leave- but it's different when you are part of a group event. Are there people who actually enjoy that kind of noise level?
Also, the OSHA tables show that the maximum exposure to 100db by employees is 2 hours. But I noticed none of the bar tenders were wearing any sort of hearing protection. How do bars get away with that?
I would prefer to keep my hearing, thank you.