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.
The polling also shows that despite concerns, over half of parents plan to purchase a tech-related gift for their child this holiday season, according to an announcement by ASHA.
Fielding cites statistics from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that indicate hearing loss as the third most common chronic condition after diabetes and cancer.
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, 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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Patricia Johnson, AuD, offers a perspective on the history and development of hearing protection and earplugs for musicians.
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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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