Hearing and speech screening Check for Musicians @ 100 Rs
Every Sun, Sat | 07:30 AM (IST)
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Rampo Clinic Director and Senior most Audiologist Dr Ram Kumar had seen many musician patients with permanent hearing loss, ringing in their ears (tinnitus) and various pitch-perception problems. Hence, regular follow-up with certified and licensed Audiologist helps to improve prevention and intervention.
As we all know, Musicians are exposed to high decibel volume ranges. Hearing is important to the livelihood of a musician. Musical performance may create sounds loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. Some hearing loss in musicians may be considered occupational hearing loss, and a deficit in hearing ability will interfere with the musician's ability to perform the daily tasks of his or her profession.
Not only can musicians suffer from hearing loss, but many musicians often experience a ringing in their ears (tinnitus) and various pitch-perception problems. Music lovers should be modest in the length of time and level of loud music to which they expose their ears. Many performing musicians use in-ear monitors to regulate the levels of sound they absorb on the stage while performing.
There are two significant factors related to music induced hearing loss: the loudness of the music and how long you were exposed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends that workers should not be exposed to 90 decibel (dB) sound levels for any longer than eight hours each day. Musicians are often exposed to 100 dB for long periods of time, and some people listen to an iPod at this level for numerous hours.
With time, the cochlear hair cells (deep inside the inner ear) become frayed, flattened, and damaged from this loud noise. These hair cells are responsible for amplification and transmission of impulses to the hearing nerve. Additionally, exposure to loud noises can lead to tinnitus, which is a buzzing sound or high-pitched ringing. This is a warning indication that you have been exposed to damaging levels of sound, and it is called a temporary threshold shift.
While tinnitus usually resolves after a few days from one-time over-exposure to loud sound, some musicians can have permanent hearing loss and tinnitus if action is not taken. For this reason, certified and licensed Audiologist recommend that musicians, and other people exposed to high decibel sound levels, use some form of hearing protection.
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