The all-new dB Check Pro in-ear sound level analyzer from Sensaphonics measures how long a music professional can safely listen to in-ear monitors, with both earpieces in place.
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Ten small studies about music and hearing aids that can fill important gaps in our knowledge and be done for fun and profit.
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Shannon Switzer, a Doctor of Audiology and a musician, has joined Sensaphonics as the Director of the Musicians’ Hearing Clinic, overseeing clinic operations and serving as the primary audiologist.
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The 29th annual HLAA 2023 Convention Research Symposium, titled “Joy of Music/Loving Your Ears,” will feature four speakers discussing music enjoyment, hearing loss prevention, research on music perception, and being a musician with hearing loss.
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Researchers uncover clues that could help to regrow primary cells to restore hearing using single-cell RNA sequencing in mice, researchers compared cells with an overactive growth gene.
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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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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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Can people who show empathy better interpret emotions conveyed through music? A new study by an international team of researchers suggests the abilities are linked.
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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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“Music and Hearing Aids: A Clinical Approach” by Marshall Chasin, AuD, is a book written for hearing health care professionals working with hard-of-hearing musicians and music lovers.
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A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is using sonification – the use of sound to convey information – to depict biochemical processes and better understand how they happen.
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One night, while wearing the old brand and watching sports at a local restaurant, Simons noticed he was having trouble separating the sound of the TVs from that of the conversations around him. He swapped to the Widex MOMENT pair for comparison and everything changed.
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The input-related dynamic range of modern hearing aids is important to know in order to prevent distortion and input-clipping of louder sounds in the environment. Typical loud input sounds are music and the level of a hearing aid consumer’s own voice.
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With the amount of sound exposure that comes with being a touring musician, Ross has come to realize how critical it is to keep his volume levels in check – especially with the long shows that Dave Matthews Band is known for.
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Healthy Hearing received three awards: a silver award for an article on cognitive decline and hearing loss, a merit award for a column on musicians with tinnitus, and a bronze award in the directory/ratings/guides category for their consumer-reviewed directory of providers.
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