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Area over love
This may sound like a cheap romantic novel or a new soap opera but... Read More
Hearing Loss Prevention and Music
Of the many causes of permanent hearing loss, the one that is most preventable... Read More
Best of 2018: Musicians should not retire on my watch!
Recently there have been news reports about famous musicians who can no longer perform... Read More
A Northwestern University study on Diplacusis
Lauren Ervin is a current graduate student working towards her Master’s in Communication... Read More
Musicians should not retire on my watch!
Recently there have been news reports about famous musicians who can no longer... Read More
Despite the benefits of SSRIs, tinnitus may be a side effect
Serotonin is a massively large molecule. In fact, it is so large that it... Read More
The third of many technical innovations- part 5 of 7
Analog compression before the A/D and digital expansion afterwards: The ducking-under-the-bridge metaphor discussed in part... Read More
the -6/octave microphone: Are we doing a disservice if we don’t use it? Part II
The -6 dB / octave microphone is less sensitive for the lower frequencies of... Read More
The Fourth of Many Technical Innovations- part 6 of 7
Post 16 bit architectures There is a great formula for the calculation of the... Read More
Audiometric notches at different frequencies
Have you ever noticed when testing a musician or even a teenager who walked... Read More
“I LIVE IN A %%##! SOUND TUNNEL!”
I have actually heard this expletive from several musicians over the years. And if... Read More
Big Brother Lives in New Orleans
In their last series of meetings before this most recent municipal election, he New... Read More
Working with musicians is not cost-effective
This is a comment I hear frequently from my colleagues and is used as... Read More
Today I will be waxing philosophical…
An article in today’s Globe and Mail – one of Canada’s long-standing national newspapers –... Read More
Music and the PCAST Recommendations- Part 3
The most important element in a hearing aid fitting is the OSPL90. This, according... Read More