[Dixielandjazz] Hearing loss

[Misrad HaJazz]

Shalom Jazz Fans,

I had my hearing checked last year for the first time since my army 
days. The doctor looked at the results and asked, "Are you a musician?"

Virtually all of the music I play and listen to is acoustic and not 
loud. I am 59 and not aware of any loss of hearing ability, other than 
that I am finding it more difficult to hear whether notes are in tune. 
According to the test, the loss is in high frequency range, above the 
range of voice and normal music. So maybe losing overtones makes it more 
difficult to hear if notes are in tune? And I suppose I can't hear dog 
whistles anymore!   :-)  Not wearing earplugs yet, but I guess I should.

In Israel it is a known phenomenon that wedding bands crank up the 
volume beyond the level of pain, and will typically refuse to turn it 
down, even when asked by the bride or groom or their families who are 
paying the band! I make sure I am well clear of the speakers at these 
events. (My Dixie band sometimes gets jobs simply because we do not use 
amplification!)

Happy Jewish New Year (Rosh HaShanah) to everyone!

Elazar

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Elazar Brandt
Doctor Jazz Dixieland Band
Jerusalem, Israel
www.doctorjazz.co.il
(02) 679-2537
(050) 723-3914



In a message dated 9/21/2011 5:23:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
nvickers1 at cox.net  writes:

If one  reads the 2 study abstracts, one finds that the samples are very
small and  use classical musicians. I suspect a study sample of Rock musos
and  drummers in jazz bands, or bands that listen to loud stage monitors
would  produce a very different conclusion

My cousin Jeff "Skunk" Baxter who played with the Doobie Brothers and
Steely Dan was one of the first "Rockers" who insisted that all the members of
the bands wore ear plugs even in rehearsals. He wrote often about this in
articles for "Rolling Stone Mag". I do think many professionals now do so.

Jazz Hugs

Judie