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MED-EL ‘Sound Sensation Festival’ to Take Place October 6-8

This year, between October 6-8, MED-EL announced that it will bring music alive at the MED-EL Sound Sensation Festival. Singers and musicians from around the world who are deaf and hard of hearing and rely on MED-EL technology to hear will perform alongside artists that will include a Vienna Philharmonic ensemble, violinist Yury Revich, and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst.

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Bionic Ear Lab Improves Music Listening for Cochlear Implants

Dr Raymond Goldsworthy, head of the Bionic Ear Lab in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, understands the importance of music listening. He lost his hearing at the age of thirteen, just as he was beginning to learn the drums. Like every teenager, he was just beginning his journey into the seemingly limitless world of music, when a bout with spinal meningitis and the ensuing treatment damaged his hearing.

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Loud Live Music Versus Loud Recorded Music

During this time of Covid, we haven’t been able to attend live concerts, symphonies, or opera events. While musicians are just now beginning to perform live for the first time in months, if not years, the question arises about the dynamics (loud/soft features) of loud music.

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