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.

FAQ Sur l’Expérience de l’Implant Cochléaire- part 2.

Marshall Chasin

par Dacy Zacharias (www.cochlearcommunity.com/DacyZ) Q : Quand vais-je commencer à entendre? R : Le processeur externe, qui est porté sur l’oreille, est habituellement activé de 2 à 4 semaines après l’opération. Ce délai d’activation accorde une période de guérison. Après l’activation, l’expérience initiale de chacun concernant un implant cochléaire est unique. La plupart des utilisateurs d’implants cochléaires disent que le

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An 8000-Hz Audiometric Notch with Music Exposure

Marshall Chasin

Last week I saw a violinist with an 8000-Hz audiometric notch in her hearing test. This is not unheard of and I have observed this clinically before, especially with violin and also some piccolo players. Textbooks in audiology are fond of stating that any long-term damage from noise (and music) exposure tends to be restricted to the 3000-6000 Hz region,

What do spondees and music (and math) have in common?

Marshall Chasin

It is almost as if music has something in common with everything- psychology, physiology, acoustics, engineering, most areas of the arts, and now the lowly spondee. Recently I have been reading a book on combinatorial mathematics (don’t panic- the book is written for the lay audience and not meant to conjure up memories of doing math problem sets with 4

FAQ Sur L’expérience De L’implant cochléaire – part 1

Marshall Chasin

par Dacy Zacharias (www.cochlearcommunity.com/DacyZ) Q : Comment un implant m’aidera-t-il? R : Un implant peut vous aider à profiter des activités quotidiennes comme regarder et écouter la television plus facilement, participer à des réunions de travail et à des conférences téléphoniques, vous mêler à des personnes entendantes dans votre collectivité, mieux communiquer avec votre famille, vos enfants et vos petits-enfants,

Musical Roads, part 2

Marshall Chasin

In part 1 of musical roads, we reviewed the subject of where grooves could be cut into roads such that vehicles traveling 0n them at a certain speed would generate musical notes and tunes. In Japan, South Korea, and the United States a few such musical roads exist, albeit for different reasons- in Japan and the United States as a

Musical Roads: Part 1

Marshall Chasin

Recently I have been reading The Sound Book by Trevor Cox and came across something I had never heard of before- musical roads. Musical roads, as the name suggests, are roads that can “play” a song while you are driving on them. The first report of a musical road was in 1995 in Denmark. Called the Asphaltophone, it was an

My clinic piano as a teaching moment… for me.

Marshall Chasin

I have long known about the research of Dr. Brian Moore, specifically about his work with dead regions in the cochlea. I have even purchased and used the TENS test to determine whether or not a region was healthy enough to receive amplified sound. “Cochlear dead regions” is a phrase that refers to a very significant amount of damage to

A la Défense d’une Boucle d’Induction pour Dispositif Facilitant l’Ecoute aux Nations Unies

Marshall Chasin

Par Toby Brooks Tandis que les Nations Unies (ONU) promeuvent les droits des personnes handicapées dans le monde entier, l’organisation doit être encouragée à offrir un système d’aide à l’audition très efficace à ses délégués, visiteurs e employés. Margaret Snyder, utilisatrice d’un implant cochléaire, est la directrice et fondatrice de l’UNIFEM, le fonds de développement de l’ONU pour les femmes.

What hearing aid parameters can we allow the musician to self-adjust?

Marshall Chasin

I am frequently asked by my musician clients if they can have control over my software programming tools when fitting and adjusting their hearing aid. At this point I usually look over my glasses frame and, with my best paternalistic look, I say “no”. At this point they get impatient with me until I explain in a calm and professorial

Les Personnes Malentendantes Ont Leur Place à la Table

Marshall Chasin

par Ruth Warick Le 11 mars 2010 est une journée historique pour notre communauté nationale des personnes handicapées. Le gouvernement canadien a ratifié la Convention des Nations Unies relatives aux droits des personnes handicapées. Le Canada fait maintenant partie des 84 pays qui ont approuvé ce traité international révolutionnaire. La Convention encourage l’égalité des droits et la pleine citoyenneté des