Let the record show that I will do almost anything for Beyoncé. I will fight for my life in a Ticketmaster queue. I will spend hours covering a cowboy hat in mirror tiles only to wear it once. I recently learned that I’ll even shelter in the basement of Soldier Field for three hours when there’s a tornado in my city.
I will not, however, give myself hearing damage. Concerts can hit noise levels of 95 to 110 dBA (A-weighted decibels), according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) — that’s well above its recommended 85-dBA threshold for long or repeated exposure. And that horse lady can belt.
Heeding the advice of the Beyhive on Reddit, I decided to wear a pair of Loop Earplugs to Chicago’s first night of the Cowboy Carter Tour in mid-May. Here are five reasons why I now recommend them to anyone who’s attending a concert or music festival this summer.
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