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Hearing

Medical Mysteries of Music 

Apple has released the results of a hearing health study

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Hearing

A couple of years ago, Apple announced a new initiative called Research, an app that collected data about health collected

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Movies 

A music movie worth watching: Sound of Metal

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deafness, Hearing, Sound of Metal

What if your whole life was music and you suddenly went deaf? How would you deal with it? That’s the

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Gadgets 

If you’re tired of destroying your ears at concerts and clubs, there’s something new

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment EAROS, Hearing

As much as I love loud music, I hate that feeling the next day where your hearing is dulled and

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

If you wear headphones all the time, will it mess with your hearing?

May 12, 2018May 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Headphones, Hearing

Before the Sony Walkman came along in 1979, headphone listening was limited to when you could be wired to your

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Don’t protect your hearing against loud music? This could be the ultimate cautionary tale

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Deafness, George Martin, Giles Martin, Hearing

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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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Can You Pick Up Conversations in a Noisy Room? Then You May Be a Musician.

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain Imaging, Hearing

Some people are just better at hearing conversations no matter how noisy the party might be. But why? It could

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

What It’s Like to Hear with Cochlear Implants

November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cochlear Implants, Deafness, Hearing

Cochlear implants can allow deaf people to hear, but they can never (at least not yet) replicate what a person

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Gadgets 

Interesting Question: What Would Happen If You Never Took Your Earbuds Out?

January 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Earbuds, Ears, Hearing

Anyone who wears contact lenses knows that it’s important to let those eyeballs breath. But what about your ears? What

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Has Too Much Loud Music Resulted in Permanent Ringing in Your Ears? There Are Treatment Options

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Hearing, Therapy, Tinnitus

There’s been a strong response to a recent post about a McMaster University study that pointed towards an alarming increase

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Music News 

Canadian Research Says Mobile Phones Are Causing Big Hearing Problems in Teenagers

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Hearing, Tinnitus

You can’t spend all day and a chunk of the night pumping high-volume audio directly into your ears via headphones

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

How to Listen to Music When You Really Can’t Hear

March 14, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cochlea Implants, Deafness, Hearing

Mother Jones magazine has a great article on what music can mean to the deaf and those who have difficulty

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