Two basic safety rules about Pattaya:

 

1) You don't stick your penis into a girl without a condom

 

2) You don't go into a nightclub without earplugs

 

Of course, there are people who forgo both, but I'm not intending to debate that here.

 

Despite the loud noise and the smokey environment, I enjoy going to places like Lucifer and Insomnia.  The music sometimes well over 100 db and for some reason, I've never understood why, in some HiSo clubs, the DJ will blow an air-horn over and above the insanely loud music.

 

Earplugs are another item I bring from home.  The pharmacies sell them at a high price and you'll look like a visitor from another planet with the bright neon-green or neon-orange color.

 

These earplugs are soft and blend-in better.

 

When I was studying at Chulalongkarn University in 2005, the King had expressed concern about the loud volume of the nightclubs as there was concern about the young Thais having eardrum damage at some of the HiSo clubs, including Royal City Plaza in Bangkok where many of the university students used to frequent on weekends.

 

When used properly, there's a significant reduction in sound.

 

Hearos:

 

http://i.imgur.com/agSGNz4.jpg

 

Mack's:

 

http://i.imgur.com/pUdZCol.jpg

 

 

yes yes about the EAR PLUGS  - - man do you need them  now i have ringing in my ears all day and night  can drive you mad best to buy before you fly as ther much better then the ones in thailand

They are also useful to me when the TGF starts getting excited and remonstrating with me over something trivial.  Typical woman/mia

For a Buddhist country, Thailand sure is loud. Thais seem to translate load means more fun for everyone, because more people will hear and can enjoy. Why else would there be music on loudspeakers in the quiet villages in Issan to wake you up?

In a club like Babydolls, I believe its important to be able to have a conversation with a girl, however basic, so the music is set at an appropriate level. Please let me know if it's ever too loud for you.

Phil

I keep a supply of fresh earplugs in my bathroom.

 

NOT for use in the Discos (I was a pro DJ for many, many years - all over the world, so the loud music doesn't bother me at all.)  However: I WISH more managers like Phil (above) played the music in their clubs at a little lower lever so punters can have conversations with ladies - same is true for Discos.

 

I keep them for the girls I bring home to use when they sleep over!

 

I am a notorious "snorer".  A Thai girl that spent the night with me remarked the next day (after she repeatedly kicked me while I was sleeping - to try and stop me from snoring.  Incidently, she wound up sleeping on the floor in the bathroom with the door closed -- the rest of that night - true story.  I know that she slept there because I found her curled up on the floor when I woke up and went in there to take a late night leak.) that I sounded like a sick buffalo all night and kept her awake!

Edited April 27, 201313 yr by Komando

What a thoughtful person. Earplugs for your barfine.So that's why mine only want s/t.  lol

Here's are the embedded images:

 

Hearos & Macks:

 

  

Edited April 29, 201313 yr by ruay

I keep a supply of fresh earplugs in my bathroom.

 

NOT for use in the Discos (I was a pro DJ for many, many years - all over the world, so the loud music doesn't bother me at all.)  However: I WISH more managers like Phil (above) played the music in their clubs at a little lower lever so punters can have conversations with ladies - same is true for Discos.

 

I keep them for the girls I bring home to use when they sleep over!

 

I am a notorious "snorer".  A Thai girl that spent the night with me remarked the next day (after she repeatedly kicked me while I was sleeping - to try and stop me from snoring.  Incidently, she wound up sleeping on the floor in the bathroom with the door closed -- the rest of that night - true story.  I know that she slept there because I found her curled up on the floor when I woke up and went in there to take a late night leak.) that I sounded like a sick buffalo all night and kept her awake!

 Dude, can we send some cash when you're the "sick buffalo".

Yeah snoring is quite terrible thing. There are people who can hear even a few rooms further.

I believe its important to be able to have a conversation with a girl, however basic, so the music is set at an appropriate level. 

Phil

I'm with you 100%.  I just don't understand why everyone doesn't think the same.

 

And the problem isn't just in Thailand.  Here in the UK, it is often difficult to hold a conversation in a pub even.

 

What is this obsession of being blasted with music?  People walking around with earphones on that can be heard yards away, shops and restaurants playing music unnecessarily, cars driving by that make you shudder as the bass is turned up so high, entertainment venues which play music on max. volume, neighbours who think they are running entertainment venues   etc.

Thank you for head's up about the noise Ruay, Bangla Road in Patong was very loud although Pattaya seems to be even louder by the sound of things

 

I also found ear plugs to be a great help at tge Disco and some Go Go's. I have been using Surefire's Sonic Defenders for years at work. They are clear and fit inside the ear so they dont stand out very much, and they block sound above the dangerous level but allow unrestricted hearing from low levels. They are around 10 to 20 USD and last ages.

 

Got my last pair from Amazon.

Just an update as I tried the "Mack's Earplugs" for the first time at Insomnia last night and I prefer them slightly over the Hearos.

 

In California, Hearos are readily available at major pharmacies and online so I've been ordering in bulk on Amazon.com. I recently bought the 50-pair Mack's as they seemed to be the same.

 

The Mack's seem to have a more firm material coating which makes it less elastic and easier to roll thin before inserting into the ear canal.

 

Instructions are on the packaging for each, but to apply both properly and effectively, roll as thin as possible, pull downwards on the earlobe to open the canal, and insert gradually and deeply into the ear canal. The earplug will expand once inserted for maximum effectiveness.

 

Both Mack's and Hearos have a 32 Db reduction rating, but sound reduction is so significant and easy on the eardrum, that I wonder how anyone can tolerate the unprotected volume. Also, I can hear people just fine when we're speaking at close range.

Edited May 9, 201313 yr by ruay

You'd be crazy to not where earplugs in some of the venues in WS.

 

These are comfortable and work well. Do your self a favour and look after your ears.

 

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300815670934

What's they saying...

 

"If it's too loud, your too old" 

 

 

Good tip though, I wear them now for sleeping, so good. So will have some with me ! 

Atlas

What's they saying...

 

"If it's too loud, your too old" 

 

 

Good tip though, I wear them now for sleeping, so good. So will have some with me ! 

Atlas

Haha exactly what I was thinking. 

Perhaps the old men should be in be early to watch the sunrise in the morning instead. 

Earplugs??? Really???

While age is a factor in both hearing and sensitivity, that doesn't apply here in places where the music is blasted significantly over 100 db, and we're dealing with a logarithmic scale with the increases. These are clearly dangerous volume levels at any age.

 

In 2005, the King was calling for a reduction of the volume in many nightclubs throughout Thailand as teenagers were experiencing damage to their eardrums.

 

There's quite a lack of education on this forum. This is science, and the thing about science is that it is not a debatable topic, but rather based on facts. As Neil Degrase Tyson once stated, "The thing about science is that it's true, regardless of whether you elect to believe in it or not".

 

Also, believing that your human eardrums, at any age, are immune from these db levels is arrogance.

Edited May 24, 201313 yr by ruay

 

Also, believing that your human eardrums, at any age, are immune from these db levels is arrogance.

 

Right on, plug up people, your ears deserve it!

earplugs and eye-mask for sleeping in thailand. sunlight wakes me up too.

 

could never wear earplugs in a club lol. 

Also, believing that your human eardrums, at any age, are immune from these db levels is arrogance.

 

So very true!

 

But in fact it's not the ear drum which gets damaged, it's the very tiny hair cells deep within the inner ear & the millions of neurons used as pathways within the brain itself.

 

Our hearing mechanism is so damn complicated that they really don't know too much about how it all works yet - let alone repair any damage to it. 

 

 

Ask any deaf kid what he thinks of guy's happily wrecking something so bloody precious. 

 

Or read about one of the musical hero's of my youth - Gary Numan & how loud music has wrecked his life.

 

 

IMO it ain't very cool wearing a hearing aid 20-30 years too early in life!

 

I'd always say bung them in - coz otherwise it's about as clever as staring at the sun.

I am hard of hearing and I would use earplugs, well earplug as I'm deaf on one ear. 

I always make it a point to carry fresh ear plugs.

I keep a supply of fresh earplugs in my bathroom.

 

NOT for use in the Discos (I was a pro DJ for many, many years - all over the world, so the loud music doesn't bother me at all.)  However: I WISH more managers like Phil (above) played the music in their clubs at a little lower lever so punters can have conversations with ladies - same is true for Discos.

 

I keep them for the girls I bring home to use when they sleep over!

 

I am a notorious "snorer".  A Thai girl that spent the night with me remarked the next day (after she repeatedly kicked me while I was sleeping - to try and stop me from snoring.  Incidently, she wound up sleeping on the floor in the bathroom with the door closed -- the rest of that night - true story.  I know that she slept there because I found her curled up on the floor when I woke up and went in there to take a late night leak.) that I sounded like a sick buffalo all night and kept her awake!

ok, I just put earplugs on my list of shit to buy before I leave town!

I know I snore really bad...  

My co-worker was laughing at me last February when I used wadded napkin to protect my ears while hitting the clubs during my first visit to Pattaya. The next day he made his wife find a place that sells ear plugs because his ears wouldn't stop ringing. I can not remember the name of the club but it was ridiculously loud. 

For a Buddhist country, Thailand sure is loud. Thais seem to translate load means more fun for everyone, because more people will hear and can enjoy. Why else would there be music on loudspeakers in the quiet villages in Issan to wake you up?

In a club like Babydolls, I believe its important to be able to have a conversation with a girl, however basic, so the music is set at an appropriate level. Please let me know if it's ever too loud for you.

Phil

 

I was in Spider Girl bar the other night and some goose walks in and hijacked the playlist, plays some shity song by Korn and cranks it all the way up.

Me: Hey mate can you please turn that down to the level it was at, I m trying chat here.

Goose: Do you want to fuck em or talk to them.

Me: Both, I took the mouse of him and turned it down. He had a bit of a sook and moved on.

 

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Both Mack's and Hearos have a 32 Db reduction rating, but sound reduction is so significant and easy on the eardrum, that I wonder how anyone can tolerate the unprotected volume. Also, I can hear people just fine when we're speaking at close range.

 

Having flown private airplanes for years, before investing in a David Clark headset, I will attest to the above. I found that when flying with earplugs, I could hear my passengers/flight instructor FAR BETTER than I could without wearing them.

 

IME the same is true in clubs, the ear plugs soften the level of the music to a reasonable level, but I can actually carry on a face to face conversation better than I can without them. It's a win/win. Safer for my ears, AND better conversation in the club