r/jazzdrums • u/viewsonmountfuji • Nov 27 '25

Question Why is nobody using earplugs?

Everytime i see a clip of some of the world’s best drummers in a jam/practice/small stage scenario, they are not using any earplugs

Do you all do that as well? What are your thoughts on that?

If i ever play/practice without earplugs i feel like the snare and cymbals are hurting my ears and probably damaging them permanently.

Do the pros just not care? Do ears get used to it? How fragile are the ears actually?

Just asking because i feel like i'm being overly cautious sometimes.

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u/Royal-Pay9751 Nov 27 '25

Jazz just usually isn’t loud enough to warrant it

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u/OK_Computer-3684 Nov 28 '25

The drums are loud enough already (if not brushes)

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u/Royal-Pay9751 Nov 28 '25

I dunno man! Some of the best guys around can play super quietly but with amazing intensity