Remembering Mead C. Killion, PhD
Mead Killion, an audiologist and inventor who died at age 86, is remembered for his contributions to audiology and the hearing industry.
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Annual HLAA Convention Research Symposium Explores Music and Hearing Loss
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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Plural Publishing Releases ‘Music and Hearing Aids’
“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.
Critical Distance: How Far Can Musicians and Choir Members Be Spaced from Each Other?
First proposed by Wallace Sabine, critical distance is the physical distance where the sound arriving directly from the source would equal the reverberant or reflected sound level in the room. This critical distance is proportional to the physical size of the room and inversely proportional to the reverberation time which can vary depending on the acoustic qualities of the room. This article looks at the concept of critical distance for choir members and musicians, and debuts a new amplification device, HearHooks, as a possible strategy for addressing spacing concerns.
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A Smooth Frequency Response May Not Necessarily Be a Golden Rule in Sound Quality
In the fields of audiology, sound recording, and engineering audio design, a commonly held adage or golden rule is that the frequency response should be as flat or as “smooth” as possible.
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Feast, Famine, and Financing: Building a Music-Focused Practice
The music business can be a feast-or-famine endeavor, with gigs waning for a variety of reasons, including the effects of the global pandemic. But regardless of their economic situation, musicians need hearing care (enhancement or protection) in good times and bad.
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The Problem with Frequency Transposition and Music, Part 2: The One Octave Example
Are there specific frequency transpositions that would be acceptable? As it turns out, more may not necessarily be such a bad thing.
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The Problem with Frequency Transposition and Music, Part 1
For speech, frequency transposition works very well, but music is not speech. Music is made up exclusively of notes and their harmonics.
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Stand Out With Tinnitus Care and Multiple Financing Options
Spreading the word about tinnitus care throughout the community can help hearing care professionals stand out from the crowd while developing a busy niche. This article looks using tinnitus remediation and financing options to help build your practice.
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Remote Mics, Alerting Devices, and Loop Systems: Hearing Care’s Underutilized Toolbox
How to provide your patients the opportunity to purchase important accessory items like remote mics, looping systems, and alarm/alerting devices—systems that can make a big difference in their outcomes.
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University at Buffalo to Hold Virtual 2020 Northeast Audiology Conference on November 14
The University at Buffalo will hold its 2020 Northeast Audiology Conference (NEAC) via Zoom on November 14 between 9 am – 5 pm.
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LRADs, Trumpets, and Loudspeakers
LRADs are loudspeaker systems on steroids and are easily capable of generating outputs on the order of 120 dBA at 10 meters. Although we don’t have very good models for noise exposure over 115 dBA, we do know that levels of 120 dBA (with peaks being up to 15 dB higher) can create acoustic trauma.
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HHTM Appoints Shari Eberts to Editorial Team
Eberts, a hearing health advocate and founder of the Living With Hearing Loss blog, will become the new section editor for FindHearing.
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The Musicians’ Clinics of Canada Launches New Website
MusiciansClinics.com is a resource for those seeking information on a variety of topics related to hearing and hearing loss in musicians. Developed by audiologist-musician Marshall Chasin, AuD, the website offers a large range of resources for guitarists, bass players, violinists, woodwind players, school band teachers, and more.
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Toward Standardization of Basic Tinnitus Services by Audiologists
Audiologists should at least offer assessment of tinnitus patients and provide basic intervention for tinnitus through hearing aids and other devices, the provision of accurate tinnitus-care information, and/or referrals to other providers for tinnitus-related services. Here’s an easy-to-understand protocol for patients with tinnitus from Dr James Henry and colleagues.
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HHTM Appoints Chief Marketing Officer; Celebrates 9th Anniversary
The organization has announced the addition of Nick Fitzgerald as Partner and Chief Marketing Officer.
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Measuring Peak Noise Exposure…While Outrunning the Cops
The peak sound pressure really has no value in the estimation of the sound exposure dose whether this is music, industrial noise, or recreational noise.
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Modification of Musicians’ Earplugs
Marshall Chasin explains how earplugs are modified for long-eared or short-eared individuals who have ear canal resonances that are less, or more, than the usual 2700 Hz.
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