Monday, August 31, 2009

Can You Hear Me Knockin'?

Here's an article I came across this week related to hearing loss among musicians. It might help someone out there in the blogosphere.

Did you know that as little as 15 minutes of exposure to very loud music may permanently damage your hearing? Or that 30% of rock musicians and more than 52% of classical musicians have some level of measurable hearing loss due to exposure to high volume levels of music? If you or someone you know is involved in music-making, it’s time to learn a little bit about the risks of hearing loss and the simple things you can do to insure that you retain your hearing well into the future.

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