Does anyone here go to the theater? and i mean the classical

No way to guess this - I suggest earplugs!

Even the clapping for the encore can be painful.

Earplugs all the way - even sony walkman in- ear headphones cut a lot. Just have them with you at all times in there.

I got sat next to some git at a Van morrison concert - he was like a clapping monkey with hands like butter patts .. I was ringing for days after that shit.

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I'm a theater critic and am out 3 or 4 times a week.

Almost all musicals are amplified these days, and for the big finales it sometimes feels like jet-engine-level decibels.

Almost no dramas or comedies are.

Most modern theaters are equipped with sound systems for the hearing-impaired. You borrow or rent (for a dollar or two) a set of earphones that broadcast the onstage voices without amplifying them for everyone else. I know hard-of-hearing people who swear by them. I don't know if they help with tinnitus, but they certainly wouldn't hurt.