Random music news for Thursday, December 20, 2019
Last day of fall. Winter is coming. Beyond that, here’s what I have for music news on December 20., 2018.
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Deafness
Don’t protect your hearing against loud music? This could be the ultimate cautionary tale
If you don’t think you need to protect your ears from overly loud music at concerts or through headphones, give
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What It’s Like to Hear with Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants can allow deaf people to hear, but they can never (at least not yet) replicate what a person
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A Deaf Person Explains Their Relationship with Music
What happens when a deaf person receives a cochlear implant gains at least partial hearing? What is their relationship to
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Is Everything We Know About Loud Music and Hearing Loss Wrong?
The sky is blue. The sun rises in the east. My bull terriers think they’re lap dogs. These are undeniable
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Random Music News for Tuesday, February 7, 2017
On this day in 1997, Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computers merges with Apple. That worked out okay, didn’t it? Here’s the
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War-Related PTSD is Bad, But So Is Hearing Loss
A couple of years ago on a trek through Vietnam, I chanced upon a firing range where for a buck
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Random Music News for Saturday, May 21, 2016
Remember Harold Camping? He was the religious nut who said that the world was going to end on this day
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A Plea for Music Fans to Protect Their Hearing
If you still think it’s cool to expose yourself to loud music without any sort of protection, read this from
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How to Listen to Music When You Really Can’t Hear
Mother Jones magazine has a great article on what music can mean to the deaf and those who have difficulty
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How Architecture for the Deaf is Different
I’ve never given the connection between architecture and a hearing disability any thought. I didn’t even know there was a
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