Baz Luhrmann recalls terrifying incident with earplugs: 'I thought I lost my hearing'
“I’m an insomniac, and I fly all the time,” Luhrmann explained. “The two most important things when I’m flying are blocking out sound and light. I used to use those standard earplugs. Baz Luhrmann.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images As he went about his daily routine, Luhrmann worried that his hearing was fading. “Turns out, the earplug was stuck on my eardrum. The surgeon who removed it shared a tip that rock-and-roll drummers do....