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Ongoing History Daily: Can’t hear someone when the music is too loud? Try this.

May 9, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

You might find it annoying when the music at a venue, restaurant, or party is so loud you can’t hear what the person next to you is saying. Here’s a weird little trick

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: More on the Effects of Loud Music

December 23, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Listening to loud music may feel good, but it’s not good for you. Here’s more evidence.  A study out of the UK by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People found that four out

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Loud music makes you drink more

December 20, 2024 Alan Cross 0 min read

Have you ever wondered why many bars and restaurants insist on playing music so loud while you’re trying to have a conversation?  It could be that they’ve known all along what scientists have

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Medical Mysteries of Music

Ongoing History Daily: Can loud music make you fat?

September 26, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

According to some outfit called Healthista, loud music might be making you fat. They point out things around the house that could cause you to eat more than you need to. Culprits include

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Take this test: How old are your ears? Have you damaged them with loud music?

November 24, 2023 Alan Cross 3 Comments 0 min read

Hearing tends to degrade as we age. How fast it degrades depends on how much we torture them with things like loud music. This video test allows you to see exactly how old

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

I’ve discovered a new character flaw. I’ve developed an irrational reaction when I see someone wearing two different socks. For no logical reason, it really, really bothers me. Obviously, I should seek help–but

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This is one of my worst air travel-and-music nightmares

April 29, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

Flying is stressful. I just want to get to my seat, have enough overhead bin space, and hope that no one takes the middle seat beside me. (I always book an aisle so

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Medical Mysteries of Music

If your New Year’s resolution involves losing weight, turn down the music

January 5, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

How many millions of people rang in the new year by promising themselves that they’re going to lose weight and finally get in shape? If that’s you, here’s a tip: turn down the

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Music News

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

December 5, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments 1 min read

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] At the risk of sounding like Grandpa Simpson, please turn it down. My career in radio spans more than 40 years as a radio

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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, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

We’re starting to see the effects of a couple of generations of people walking around listening to loud music on headphones and earbuds. Pumping high-volume audio directly into your ear canals will eventually

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Florida is getting a new loud music law. What could possibly go wrong?

June 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

We’ve all been unintentionally exposed to high-volume urban thump machines, cars with car stereos so loud they un-torque chassis bolts. This apparently is such a problem in Florida that it requires legislation. A

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