Do Your Ears Hurt? Mine do!

Last week, I stayed up and worked overnight for six days in a row (I am still not sure because my schedule was thrown off). I am noticing something though, especially today when a cold-snap hit New York City again; My ears are killing me. This type of thing has not happened since I was child, diving for pennies in the deep end of the local swimming pool. I started wondering what the cause could be.

It is my headphones!

I know many voice talents use headphones, maybe not ten hours a day for six days, but let me tell you what I found was happening:

• That snug fit was actually constant pressure being applied on my ear drums, and after a while, it almost felt like the headphones were crushing me.

So, I looked up some info and found that the prolonged use was causing pain because there was no circulation of air in the ear, the headphones were too tight, and I clearly wore them too long without any break. I wont go into the info about the relation to thinning hair. My hair is just fine, but it maybe something to think about for all the DJ's out there.

Such things, can cause hearing loss, damage to the inner ear, and even a loss equilibrium, as inner ear fluid assists with the body's ability to balance.

So...headphones for me have to change to something else, and be worn less for a while, until the pain goes away, and the balance comes back.

Hope this helps if anyone else has dealt with it.