Two Tricks for Hard-of-Hearing Musicians and Audio Engineers
Clinical suggestions that can help people in both roles improve their ability to monitor their music and extend their performing careers.
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NIDCD Announces Public Education Campaign for ‘National Protect Your Hearing Month’
'It’s a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing' is the NIDCD’s public education campaign to increase awareness among parents of preteens about the causes and prevention of NIHL. Helping children practice healthy hearing habits is a major focus of the campaign.
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'Washington Post' Article Discusses Whether Restaurant Noise Qualifies as Discrimination
Several people profiled in the article said that, while dining out, they were unable to hear conversation because of excessively loud background noise.
Portable Music Players May Contribute to Hearing Loss, Study Shows
Of the 3,316 children who participated in the study who wore headphones once or twice per week, 14% (443) had difficulty hearing at high frequencies, when compared to children who didn’t use headphones at all.
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Salt- or Sugar-Based Solution May Diminish Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
The researchers found that sensory hair cell death occurred immediately after exposure to loud noise and was irreversible. Neuron damage, however, had a delayed onset, opening a window of opportunity for treatment.
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Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among US Teens Remains Unchanged, Says JAMA Study
Although there was an increase in the percentage of US youth ages 12 to 19 reporting exposure to loud music through headphones from 1988-2010, researchers did not find significant changes in the prevalence of hearing loss among this group
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Starkey Hearing Technologies to Sponsor Two Summer Music Festivals
Starkey Hearing Technologies, Eden Prairie, Minn, is proud to be the official Healthy Hearing Sponsor for both the 2017 Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Cities 97 Basilica Block Party, Starkey announced.
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A Historical Perspective on Hearing Protection
Patricia Johnson, AuD, offers a perspective on the history and development of hearing protection and earplugs for musicians.
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Increase of Tinnitus in Teens Indicates Early Hearing Damage
New research into “ringing in the ears,” or tinnitus, points to an alarming level of early hearing damage in young people who are exposed to loud music, prompting a warning from leading researchers in the field.
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