Helping musicians to preserve their precious hearing.

Helping musicians to preserve their precious hearing.

•Hearing testing at first enrolment in music.

•Use of isolating custom ear phones (softer material)

•Wear both ear pieces always (one only is more dangerous listeners increases volume dangerously)

•Noise peak limiting devices (use personal monitor system with peak limiter),

     no vent in the ear phone (additional noise)

•Seek help if early warning signs eg. ringing noise, temporary reduction in hearing after performing.

•Reduce number of times you are exposed & keeping volume level low.

Research in Music Noise Exposure

Rock and jazz music is loudest .

Rock Music Noise  exposure 120-130dBA

75% of Rock/Jazz Musicians had hearing loss (Kahari et al 2003)

4-58% of musicians have some mild hearing loss (Axelson et al 1981)

Source :Chasin Marshall 2009 Hearing loss in musicians 

Dangers regarding the ear and hearing.

Dangers regarding the ear and hearing.

Ringing noise in the ears(tinnitus).

üPerceiving sounds at normal listening levels as too loud leading to fear of sounds.

üPerceiving two “different” sounds in a tone instead of single pitch.

üSensing sounds as increasing in loudness from very quiet to too loud at an abnormally fast rate

üDizzines - loss of body balance

üPermanent Noise Induced hearing loss

WORLD HEARING DAY, 3RD MARCH. HEAR BETTER CENTRE.

EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION.

                 MUSICIANS EDUCATION CORNER

     Wanjohi Z W

  

      Team Leader

    

      Consultant Audiologist.

                     

Music, a powerful tool but high price!

vThe musicians primary focus is performance.

vConsideration for hearing preservation is secondary.

vThe musicians want to hear with precision what they are.

vMusicians are in it either as:

     -hobby

     -entertainment (self and public)

     -career/profession

vPoor use of personal In –the –Ear Monitoring (IEM) can enhance ear and damage

HEARING AND LISTENING MILESTONES IN CHILDREN

WORLD HEARING DAY 3^rd MARCH 2019

HEAR BETTER CENTRE-PUBLIC HEARING HEALTH.

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TODAY TO HELP DETECT HEARING LOSS EARLY IN A CHILD. LOOK AT THE MILESTONES BELOW AND HELP A PARENT TO MONITOR HER CHILD’S SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.

HEARING AND LISTENING MILESTONES IN CHILDREN

(Palmer and Mormer 1989)

0-28 days:        Child startles to loud sound.

                        Pays attention to voice and music

                        Parent’s voice quietens child

1-4 months:     Looks for the source of sound.

                        Enjoys parent’s voice.

                        Pays attention to objects that generate noise.

                        Can imitate sounds e.g. “aa” “ee” “oo”

4- 8 months:    Can shake objects to make sounds.

                        Can respond to simple words e.g. “bye, bye”

                        Learning to recognize own name.

                        Plays with objects that make noise.

                        Enjoys music etc.

8-12 months:   Pays attention to the television set.

                        Identifies the source of a sound or voice.

                        Understands “NO” and responds.

                        Enjoys songs and games where voice is used.

                        Responds to verbalized games e.g. see, wow!

1 year:             Dances to music.

                        Answers to name call.

                        Pays attention to book.

2 years:           Listens on phone, listen to story in a group; dances to music

3 years:           Can talk and listen on phone.

                        Follow and sings with music.

                        Can follow recorded voice message.

                        Pays attention to verbal warnings.