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Originally Posted by ribbons
My first concert was The Pretenders when I was 17. katsy, I like the Blind Pilot performance you posted (never heard of that band before) and agree with you and Erica that it seems a serene, secure environment in which to introduce your daughter to live music. Same for Burning Down's clip of the REM concert -- the crowd doesn't seem the least bit raucous. My daughter was 12 when I took her to her first concert, (radio station) Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden. A group of her friends from school went with us. Destiny's Child, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Good Charlotte. Oh, and Ashlee Simpson. Suffice to say I was glad when we got home! When my daughter was about 16, she started going unaccompanied by me to concerts with friends. I remember her seeing her hearthrob Jason Mraz and Jimmy Eat World and Paramore at that age.
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I can imagine you loved The Pretenders' concert, ribbons!
Katsy, I was thinking more about potential hazards for children at concerts.
I realized I forgot to mention the importance of
making sure children (as well as adults) have hearing protection. Older children should use earplugs and younger ones can wear special earmuffs to protect their ears at music concerts:
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A research study, "Incidence of spontaneous hearing threshold shifts during modern concert performances" (Opperman, Reifman, Schlauch, Levine; Otol-HNS 2006, 134:4: 667-673), examined sound intensity throughout a well known concert venue, and the effectiveness of earplugs.
The findings stated that sound pressure levels appeared equally hazardous in all parts of the concert hall, regardless of the type of music played. Accordingly, you should use earplugs at every type of musical concert, regardless of your distance to the stage.
Fact Sheet: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children
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How loud is too loud? Any sound above 85 dB can result in hearing loss:
Fact Sheet: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children
^ This reminds me to learn how to activate the noise limiter on the iPod my child uses as well as on my own!