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by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition
Is your music making you deaf? That’s the title of this post from BWorld online.
The answer, technically, is no. Deafness means congenital absence of hearing, or profound hearing loss. Loud music won’t make you deaf. But loud music can certainly cause hearing loss.
Hearing loss and tinnitus are occupational hazards of being a rock musician. And loud music is a threat to auditory health of concert goers and clubgoers and those who listen to loud music on their personal listening devices.
We recommend avoiding loud music all the time. There is no such thing as temporary auditory damage.
If the music (or any other sound) sounds too loud, it IS too loud. Turn down the volume, leave the area, use hearing protection, or accept that you’ll probably need hearing aids in the future.
