I went to a drum'n'bass party the other week, and if I didn't have earplugs I'm positive I would've had permanent hearing damage from it. I didn't have a decibe

I went to a drum'n'bass party the other week, and if I didn't have earplugs I'm positive I would've had permanent hearing damage from it. I didn't have a decibel meter with me, but if I did I imagine it would simply say "Holy shit". Even with my good earplugs, it was still overwhelmingly loud depending on where I was standing, but with them off no matter where I was it was overwhelming. Maybe I'm just more cognizant of it these days, but I don't remember festivals and parties in the past turning things up quite so loud as seems to be the case these days.