Tag: hearing loss

10 posts with this tag

Tinnitus Increasingly Common Among Young People in the Developed World

Written by AudioNotch Team on December 17, 2013

Categories: Hearing

Tags: hearing loss hearing loss and tinnitus young people tinnitus youth and tinnitus


A study in Belgium has validated what many of us have observed - young people aren't taking care of their hearing: Annick Gilles, research audiologist at the University Hospital of Antwerp, who is doing her doctoral research about tinnitus has discovered that it is increasingly common among young people in Belgium....

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Tinnitus and Pilots: A Study Shows Increased Risk

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 18, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: aircraft hearing loss tinnitus and airline pilots tinnitus and hearing loss tinnitus and pilots


There's a great deal of noise exposure in certain lines of work. Unsurprisingly, a lot of anecdotal evidence suggests an increased risk of tinnitus among airline pilots. Pilots are routinely exposed to extremely loud noise from the function of their aircraft engines. As such, they often suffer noise induced hearing...

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Noel Gallagher, Frontman of Oasis, Reveals He Has Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on April 2, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss noel gallagher Tinnitus


Add another casualty to the list of musicians felled by tinnitus secondary to noise-induced hearing loss : Noel Gallagher has revealed that he is suffering from tinnitus, having recently being diagnosed with the condition by doctors. The condition, which is characterised by ringing in the ears in the absence of...

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William Shatner Speaks About His Tinnitus During a Video Interview

Written by AudioNotch Team on March 28, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss noise exposure Tinnitus William Shatner


Here's a wonderful video interview with William Shatner talking about his tinnitus and how it affected him: Best, AudioNotch

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How Much Hearing Loss is Acceptable for AudioNotch to Work?

Written by AudioNotch Team on January 5, 2013

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss Notched White Noise


AudioNotch provides Tailor-Made Notched Sound Therapy . One form of this therapy is Notched White Noise. Notched White Noise has only been shown to work in individuals with less than 55 dB of hearing loss (the upper limit of moderate hearing loss). This does not necessarily mean that it cannot work in individuals with...

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Another Musician Suffers from Noise-Induced Hearing Damage

Written by AudioNotch Team on November 6, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss musician Tinnitus


History, unfortunately, has repeated itself . Popular musician Grimes has experienced hearing damage so severe that she's had to call off multiple concerts. This episode really stresses the importance of education in preventing hearing damage (and possibly tinnitus) from noise-based exposure. Canadian electro-pop star...

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Veterans and Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on September 6, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: combat ear protection hearing loss Tinnitus veterans


Veterans, given their increased exposure noise-induced hearing damage, are at a significantly increased risk of developing tinnitus. Common exposure risks are typically explosions and gunfire. Being in the vicinity of warzone entails exposure to a variety of risks. Fortunately, various measures are oftentimes taken in...

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The Dangers of Concerts Without Earplugs

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: concerts earplugs hearing loss Justin Bieber justin biever Tinnitus


A lot of people might dismiss this story as farcical, even ridiculous. A lot of criticism has been levied at the the prevalence of spurious litigation in the American court system. That said, there's little doubt in my mind that this woman's story is true : An Oregon woman has filed a $9.2 million lawsuit against pop...

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New Evidence That Headphones Can Cause Hearing Loss

Written by AudioNotch Team on August 30, 2012

Categories: HearingTinnitus

Tags: hearing loss Tinnitus


One of the most insidious forms of hearing loss occurs through what appear to be relatively benign objects: headphones. Headphones, when playing music with a high enough volume, can cause noise induced hearing loss. It's particularly concerning given that people use headphones on a regular basis. Youth in particular...

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Chris Martin Suffers from Tinnitus

Written by AudioNotch Team on June 28, 2012

Categories: Tinnitus

Tags: Coldplay concerts hearing damage hearing loss Tinnitus


Add another one to the long list of musicians who've developed tinnitus from loud noise exposure. Chris Martin has tinnitus : 'I’ve had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn’t got any worse – touch wood. ‘But I wish I’d thought about it earlier. 'Now [the band] always use moulded...

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