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by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition
HypeBot discusses what musicians can do to protect their hearing. Ron Hart, Spotify for Artists, spoke with some musicians and also with New York-based otolaryngologist Dr. Lloyd Loft, who specializes in treating musicians.
Recommendations include getting a baseline hearing test, using in-ear sound monitors, and being cognizant of ear wax that might interfere with the fit of the in-ear monitors.
I would add “turn down the volume,” but we know that’s not a realistic recommendation.
