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Hearing Loss

Music News 

I’m paranoid about my hearing–and you should be paranoid about yours, too. Here’s why.

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Headphones, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Loud Music

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] At the risk of sounding like Grandpa Simpson, please turn it

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Music News 

Are you one of the BILLION young people at risk of losing your hearing because of loud music?

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deafness, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Loud Music

We’re starting to see the effects of a couple of generations of people walking around listening to loud music on

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Music News AJMT
Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bobby O'Jay, BTS, Hearing Loss, Hip-hop, Psy, Radio, Rammstein, Sonos, Spotify, TikTok, Toronto, Ukraine

Why are gas prices so stupidly high? This video helps explain it. Once you’re done with that, let’s move to

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, November 24, 2017

November 24, 2017November 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Aretha Franklin, CBS Radio, Earbuds, Headphones, Hearing Loss, Las Vegas Shooting, Marilyn Manson, Nick Carter, Pink Floyd, Podcasts, Queen, Route 91, Smiths, Spotify, Sreaming, Surgery

Is it “Happy Black Friday” or “Merry Black Friday?” I can never remember. And now, some music news for November

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Is Everything We Know About Loud Music and Hearing Loss Wrong?

October 31, 2017October 29, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Deafness, Hearing Loss, Loud Music

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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Medical Mysteries of Music 

They’ve Turned Down the Music: Hearing Impairment Rate Among Teens is Dropping

August 5, 2017August 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Headphones, Hearing Loss

First, the bad news. An alarming number of young people are still losing some of their hearing as the result

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

War-Related PTSD is Bad, But So Is Hearing Loss

August 31, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deafness, Hearing Loss, PTSD, Tinnitus

A couple of years ago on a trek through Vietnam, I chanced upon a firing range where for a buck

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Want to Protect Your Ears Against Loud Music? Ease Up on the Caffeine.

July 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hearing Loss, Tinnitus

Everyone who’s ever been to a loud concert knows that underwater feeling the next day as your ears struggle to

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

How Effective are Earplugs When It Comes to Loud Music? Let’s Ask Science!

June 20, 2016June 20, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Earplugs, Hearing Loss, Loud Music, Tinnitus

Rupinder, a guy who’s always on the lookout for stories where music and medicine intersect, sent me this article from

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Music News 

A Plea for Music Fans to Protect Their Hearing

March 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deafness, Hearing Loss, Music, Tinnitus

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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Music News 

AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Says It Wasn’t Rock Music That Made Him Deaf

March 18, 2016March 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Brian Johnson, Hearing Loss

You gotta feel for AC/DC’s Brian Johnson. At age 68, his hearing has deteriorated to the point where he’s been

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