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.
Feb. 03, 2015

Music and Cochlear Implants- part 2

Marshall Chasin
In part 1 of this blog series, we touched on some technologies that have improved the enjoyment and usability of hearing aids for listening to, and the playing of, music.  Part 1 ended with a caveat that perhaps the implicit assumption that what is best on a number of perception tests will undoubtedly result in an increased enjoyment and appreciation
Jan. 27, 2015

Music and Cochlear Implants- part 1

Marshall Chasin
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Jan. 27, 2015

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: online pharmacy buy cipro online no prescription pharmacy https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearthemusic/2014/hearing-aid-parameters-can-allow-musician-self-adjust/ Translated by Stein Thomassen <stein@nettbrev.no> 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
Jan. 20, 2015

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
Jan. 13, 2015

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
Jan. 06, 2015

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
Dec. 30, 2014

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Marshall Chasin
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Dec. 30, 2014

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
Dec. 24, 2014

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
Dec. 16, 2014

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