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Ministry of Sound DJs say, 'practise safe decks'

Ministry of Sound DJs Allister Whitehead, Jazzy M and Rob Roar have teamed up with Don't Lose the Music to tell clubbers to practise safe decks and protect their hearing while out on the town. The DJs talk about their own experiences of tinnitus and hearing loss in a series from MoS TV and radio, featuring a vodcast, three podcasts, blogs and social networking sites.  
MOS podcast

This follows recent research that 90% of young people have experienced ringing in their ears or head – tinnitus – or dull, fuzzy hearing. The research, commissioned as part of RNID's Don't Lose the Music campaign, also showed that 58% did not realise that these are signs of hearing damage.

"People do get tinnitus and take it from me I know a lot of people who got it. It is the last thing you need in your life and you never get rid of it. Do you want to be able hear in 5 years time?" Allister Whitehead

All three DJs personally experience tinnitus or hearing loss as a result of loud music over time. They each use good quality earplugs to stop the issue getting worse, and advise clubbers to do the same.

To check out the vodcast, go to the YouTube page. You can read the blog on Ministry of Sound's blog page, download the podcast through iTunes, and you can enter their competition to win a pair of earplugs too. For more tips on how to practise safe decks, there is more information on the Don't Lose the Music site.