What physical parameters constitute a good sounding musical venue? To find the answer, Dr Chasin refers back to Wallace Clement Sabine (1868-1919) — a physicist and Harvard Professor who was arguably the most famous name in architectural acoustics.
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Starkey announces the success of its Synergy® platform, which is driven by its quad core twin compressor technology and powers the company’s Muse™ wireless hearing aids. Starkey also announces the launch of the Muse BTE 13 hearing aid, particularly suitable for music lovers.
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Michael Santucci owns Sensaphonics, the only custom-only earphone manufacturer founded and operated by an audiologist. He has provided in-ear monitors (IEMs) to a diverse group of superstars and others with unique hearing monitoring needs.
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Why do we tap our feet or move to a musical beat? In a study from the University of Oslo, researchers explore the theory behind the relationship between hearing musical sound and body movement.
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As musical director, bandleader, and announcer for The Late Late Show on CBS, Reggie Watts uses microphones embedded in custom soft silicone earphones to add controlled ambience to the in-ear mix, the band feed, and host James Corden’s mic.
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Dr Doug Beck interviews experts Dr Brian Moore and Richard Einhorn on sound quality, amplification, and factors that influence the perceived quality of live versus recorded music.
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Dr Chasin explains Boyle’s Law, and why hard-of-hearing audiophiles or musicians who wish to program their own hearing aids, should also make an appointment with their audiologist to ensure that their programming doesn’t damage their hearing.
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Frequency compression can be useful to avoid dead regions in the cochlea for speech, but this does not follow for music. The difference is that in damaged regions—typically in the higher frequencies—speech has a “continuous” spectrum, whereas music is always a “discrete” or “line” spectrum regardless of frequency.
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Do you think rockers or classical musicians are more likely to get noise-induced hearing loss and related tinnitus? According to an audiologist at Baylor College of Medicine, it’s classical musicians who may be most at risk.
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A study from the University of Washington (UW) has shown that play sessions with music improved 9-month-old babies’ brain processing of both music and new speech sounds, supporting the importance of early experiences in music programs.
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Researchers at Columbia University say that cochlear implants can be adjusted to process speech, but the device poses challenges for music listening. They are investigating how to reengineer music for implant users by simplifying original compositions.
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In February letters to the Hearing Review editor, Mead Killion and Elliott Berger comment on some statements made by authors Kris Chesky and Amyn M. Amlani in their January 2016 HR article titled “UNT Develops New Approach for Assessing Musicians Earplugs.”
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Authors Chesky and Amlani respond to a recent critique of their data by Killion and Haapapuro in the November 2015 Hearing Review, and provide support for their assertions that musicians earplugs lack “flatness” in frequency attenuation.
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Dr Chasin explains that most of our training regarding hearing aids is based on the characteristics of speech, but for people who need amplification to play music, or to listen to music on occasion, we must consider other factors for programming hearing aids.
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Melbourne-based indie musician and research audiologist Siobhan McGinnity has set up the Musicians for Hearing charity to help improve the hearing health of the Melbourne music community, and to raise awareness of noise-induced hearing loss.
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