Marshall Chasin

Marshall Chasin, AuD, is an audiologist and the Director of Auditory Research at the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada, Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto (in Linguistics), Associate Professor in the School of Communication Disorders and Sciences at the Western University. He is the author of over 200 articles and 7 books including Musicians and the Prevention of Hearing Loss. Dr. Chasin has been the recipient of many awards over the years including the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Award for service to Canada and the Canada 150 Medal in 2017. He has developed a new TTS app called Temporary Hearing Loss Test app.

Hearing Aid Parameters that I will allow a musician to self adjust- a Norwegian Translation

Marshall Chasin

Norsk oversettelse: Stein Thomassen, 29 desember 2014. Link til original: https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearthemusic/2014/hearing-aid-parameters-can-allow-musician-self-adjust/ Translated by Stein Thomassen <[email protected]> Jeg blir ofte spurt av musikere som kommer for å justere høreapparatene sine, om de kan ha konrtoll over mine databaserte justeringsverktøy når høreapparatene deres skal justeres. Da ser jeg vanligvis over brillene mine, og med mitt mest strenge, faderlige blikk sier jeg «nei».

Music and Hearing Devices: A Minimalist Perspective

Marshall Chasin

Naomi Croghan is a classical musician and a Research Audiologist at Cochlear Americas. Her research interests focus on improving music perception and speech perception in complex environments with cochlear implants and hearing aids. During the holiday season, I began reading a book called Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life, by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. This book describes how to

Emotional effects of music exposure- part 3

Marshall Chasin

Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series discussed some research about the negative emotional effects of music (or noise versus music). The studies touched on two real-life scenarios: 1. the effects of music as opposed to noise; and 2. the effects of liking one type of music and hating another type. This part of the blog series will look at

Emotional effects of music exposure- part 2

Marshall Chasin

In part 1, the work of Hormann and his colleagues was discussed showing that if a person disliked or was negatively predisposed to music, then their temporary threshold shift (TTS) was greater than if they were neutral or positive towards it. This “third” factor that may contribute to noise or music exposure- with the sound level (in dBA) and the duration of

Un jeune home étonnant

Marshall Chasin

Par Kelly MacKenzie Rencontrer Luke Adams, c’est l’aimer et se sentir à l’aise instantanément. Son énergie, sa passion, son dévouement, sa sincérité, sa vivacité d’esprit et son sens de l’humour sautent aux yeux. J’ai récemment eu le privilège de rencontrer le président honoraire de CHS Quest et j’en ai appris plus sur ce jeune home charismatique. Vous savez peut-être que

Emotional effects of music exposure- part 1

Marshall Chasin

This is a great video clip. Even the bassoonist downwind jerks his head, and I feel badly for the horn player, and I even have some feelings for the percussionist. While not typical, this is fairly representative of the environment that many professional musicians find themselves in. Sometimes they are confronted by a blast from their rear; sometimes it is

Readers’ Choice 2014: Soft, Medium, Loud for Speech and Music- Part 4. For Brass Instruments

Marshall Chasin

During this holiday season, the editors at Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM) are taking some time off. However, we are not leaving you without anything to read on our blog this week. Instead, we are publishing a special holiday edition filled with what we call our Readers’ Choices. HHTM has had more than half a million page views

Is there someone in my town who can work with musicians? Part 2

Marshall Chasin

In part one of this two-part series, I made a call for those hearing health care professionals who are interested in working with musicians and those in the performing arts. In part 2, I suggest a curriculum of topics that would delineate a minimum requirement for working with musicians. I have listed these under four general categories. This is just a

Is there someone in my town who can work with musicians? Part 1

Marshall Chasin

“Is there someone in my town who can work with musicians?” That’s the number one question I am asked–usually by email but sometimes by snail mail. I’m usually fairly “lucky” in that I know someone who practices at least near the writer, so I can send the person in the right direction. But luck carries me only so far. This brings up

What does the McLaren F1 racing car have in common with room acoustics?

Marshall Chasin

Once again, the field of automotive racing has stolen some ideas from audiology. If I had a nickel for every time this happened (rather than the other way around) I would have at least … several dollars (Canadian, which is about $1.91 US). The field of audiology and room acoustics is not shiny, does not have neat doors that swing