Kris Chesky was well into his career as a musician-researcher working on music-related injuries when an audiologist colleague suggested he try out a set of custom-made musician earplugs. The ...

BACKGROUND: Does wearing musicians’ earplugs while performing affect the quality of the performance? Can listeners perceive a difference in sound when musicians are performing with or without earplugs ...

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Audiologist Kamal Elliot was just helping a patient like she would any other. The woman had a hearing aid that was outdated, and her hearing was worsening. She couldn't hear as well, which was ...

It took me years to invest in earplugs for concerts. Now I never go to shows without them. I loved the immersiveness of booming sound (enough to put up with ringing ears afterward), but recurring ...

Our ability to hear connects us to the world: the laughter of loved ones, the beauty of music, and the simple sounds of daily life. But these sounds can turn harmful when they become too loud.

“If it’s too loud, you’re too old” used to be the rallying cry of young music lovers everywhere. But these days, a more fitting saying might be “If it’s too loud, you’re taking a big risk.” The reason ...

I remember the first time I saw someone wearing earplugs casually. My friend Christa and I were at a rock concert at Pacific Standard Tavern, which boasts New Haven’s most modern sound system outside ...