Don’t protect your hearing against loud music? This could be the ultimate cautionary tale
April 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you don’t think you need to protect your ears from overly loud music at concerts or through headphones, give
Browsing the "Deafness" Tag
What It’s Like to Hear with Cochlear Implants
November 26th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Cochlear implants can allow deaf people to hear, but they can never (at least not yet) replicate what a person
A Deaf Person Explains Their Relationship with Music
November 5th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
What happens when a deaf person receives a cochlear implant gains at least partial hearing? What is their relationship to
Is Everything We Know About Loud Music and Hearing Loss Wrong?
October 31st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The sky is blue. The sun rises in the east. My bull terriers think they’re lap dogs. These are undeniable
Random Music News for Tuesday, February 7, 2017
February 7th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1997, Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computers merges with Apple. That worked out okay, didn’t it? Here’s the
War-Related PTSD is Bad, But So Is Hearing Loss
August 31st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
A couple of years ago on a trek through Vietnam, I chanced upon a firing range where for a buck
Random Music News for Saturday, May 21, 2016
May 21st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Remember Harold Camping? He was the religious nut who said that the world was going to end on this day
A Plea for Music Fans to Protect Their Hearing
March 19th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
If you still think it’s cool to expose yourself to loud music without any sort of protection, read this from
How to Listen to Music When You Really Can’t Hear
March 14th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Mother Jones magazine has a great article on what music can mean to the deaf and those who have difficulty
How Architecture for the Deaf is Different
March 4th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
I’ve never given the connection between architecture and a hearing disability any thought. I didn’t even know there was a
Random Music News for Wednesday, June 3, 2015
June 3rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Should we read anything into the fact that it’s Caitlyn Jenner with a C instead of with a K? That
One Billion Young People Are Going Deaf Because of Loud Music (NOT a Typo)
February 28th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Now that Ebola seems to be fading, the World Health Organization, being the “this-is-bad-for-you” busybodies that it is (and often
You Kids and Your Damn Music. You’re Becoming Deaf to Nature
February 19th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
As if you need another reason to worry. From The Daily Mail: A ‘deaf generation’ exposed to constant noise may
What It Sounds Like to Hear with a Cochlear Implant
May 22nd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Some people who were born deaf have been have been introduced to the universe of sound with the use of
Exercise Over the Holidays and Save Your Hearing
December 26th, 2013 | by Alan Cross
The average person puts on four pounds between Christmas and New Year’s. Obviously, a little bit of exercise can help
New Test Shows If Loud Music is Damaging Your Hearing
December 19th, 2013 | by Alan Cross
Researchers are concerned that headphones are turning a generation of people prematurely deaf. When you funnel that kind of volume
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