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Should you be wearing earplugs to concerts?
Photo credit: Wendy Wei by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Should you be wearing earplugs to concerts? That’s the question posed by Health.com writer Maggie O’Neill and the answer from both her and me is an unequivocal, “yes!” O’Neill cites a number of...
From the mouth of babes, wisdom about protecting your hearing
Photo credit: Kevin Bidwell from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Well, I’m exaggerating. A resident physician and a medical student aren’t babies, but they are still in training. Despite this, Michael Denham and Alexander Chern give sound advice...
Earplugs aren’t necklaces
Photo credit: Wendy Wei from Pexels by Jan L. Mayes, MSc, Audiologist A recent article in the IRN Post warns of hearing difficulties caused by loud music exposure at concerts. It starts off well by identifying the 70 dB noise limit. But the discussion switches to ≥85...
Remember all those concerts you went to?
David Browne, music journalist, shares his story about hearing loss & how to protect your ears.