Incidence And Relative Risk Of Hearing Disorders In Professional Musicians : Critical Analysis

Also in their observations, the researchers reflected on the known medical benefits of music. They cited how music has been tested and shown to reduce anxiety and its

There is a lot of controversy over music, musical genres, and the volume that music is played at, but the indirect effects of excessive volume are frequently overlooked. One novel helps illustrate these effects when caused by ear equipment. Contemporary earbuds as well as “seashells” in a book called Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury often lead to hearing loss, which leads to less socializing, and therefore physical and medical problems.

Noise is one of the most widespread causes of hearing loss, and the most likely causes of occupational illnesses in the United States (Leigh 728). Acute or prolonged exposure to high-level, impulsive noise is an ongoing problem for the military and defense forces all over the world (Sliwinska-Kowalska and Adrian Davis 274). One shot from a big caliber firearm, perceived at a close range, may permanently or temporarily damage an individual hearing in an instant. Additionally, repeated exposures to noisy machinery may, over an extensive period of time, impose serious risks to human hearing. According to the report released by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD); ten million Americans have already suffered permanent hearing damage from noise and thirty to fifty million individuals are exposed to hazardous noise levels every day (Leigh 728). Many hearing illness in the police service originate from the noise caused by gunshots. As a result of increased cased of hearing problem, mainly in the police service, many scholars have engaged in research in order to get appropriate mean to control these problem. Considering the increasing investigation from military groups for vital information on how to protect from impulse noise, it is vital to explore health effects associated with impulse noise from gunshots. This study explores the effects on hearing caused by

Tinnitus is the conscious perception of a phantom sound by an individual in the absence of an external acoustic source. Many people experience transient tinnitus following exposure to loud sound, and for most people, this unpleasant experience is usually temporary and subsides gradually over a few seconds, minutes or a few days. However, chronic or persistent tinnitus that occurs in a subset of the population is unremitting, leading to sleep disturbances, cognitive problems, work impairment, depression and even suicide (Jakes et al., 1985; Hallam et al., 2004; Heller, 2003; Dobie, 2003). A recent survey conducted among 69,976 people in New Zealand revealed that the prevalence of tinnitus was 6% for the total population and 13.5% for older adults aged 65 and over (Wu et al., 2015). The prevalence of chronic tinnitus increased with increasing age; therefore, the incidence of tinnitus is expected to rise in the future with the increasing ageing population. To date, there are no effective treatment options for tinnitus, mostly because the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of tinnitus is unclear.

The ACGIH threshold limit values (TLVs) refer to sound pressure levels and durations of exposure that represent conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be repeatedly exposed without adverse effect on their ability to hear and understand normal speech. According to the ACGIH, TLVs should be used as guides and not regarded as fine lines between safe and dangerous levels. The TLVs should protect the median of the population against a noise-induced hearing loss exceeding 2 dB after 40 years of occupational exposure.

Humans engage themselves in creative behaviour every single day in one way or another and it is extremely important to realize how noise and especially ambient noise can help affect creativity. The study was concluded by conducting five experiments that were restricted to a range of 70 dB to 50dB of ambient noise and noticed the enhances performance on creative tasks; that means that creativity is in turn affected positively and can also in turn these positive effects into the increasing likelihood of innovative products being produced. Whereas, high levels of noise for example 85dB or above can affect creativity quite negatively which could even lead to problem solving difficulty. High levels of noise damage creativity through reducing the extent of information

The research showed that the children who listened to music reported significantly less pain, compared to patients who did not listen to music.

In this randomized clinical study, intensity of music and type (folk or classical with specific musical parameters) has not changed in the study,

Many DHH young people become audiologists due to their frequent exposure to their services. On one survey it showed that many of these respondents were not using the accommodations listed in the survey and were not even aware of them.

Everyone hears music at least once a day; whether in the car or at a store. Music surrounds the earth with an atmosphere of sound. It’s in elevators, movies, the radio, television, and even used as ringtones on cellular devices. Listening to these different sounds affect how the human body functions.

Overall, the article covers the correlation between brain disorders and musical processing. The authors, Camilla Clark and Laura Downey and Jason Warren, have a claim that recent findings in research allow us as a society to further understand the biological role of music. The evidence provided is quite useful for the authors and researchers themselves, as it assists in forming a more concrete answer as to what the role of music really is in our human society. Similar to the first article, there is a significant amount of data. But, in this article there is more data concerning the different responses that result from different types of music on different types of brain disorders. There are even full brain scans with highlighted parts that show which parts of the brain are responding to music. As for counterarguments, it would be quite difficult in this case to provide a counterargument because of how plausible the claim really is. Answers are forming from the extensive research, but the answer to what the true biological role of music hasn’t come up yet. As stated before, this article is almost entirely information and is certainly a scholarly form of text. There are no biases from what has been read so far. There isn’t much of a gap in the argument because the data that has been formed from the extensive research does show that we are learning more about the effects of

barking at a frantic squirrel, the slow taunting tick of the clock. Now imagine hearing nothing. Every sound is gone. People talk, but you can only imagine the words they are sharing. The sounds and voices of the World have vanished. The ability to hear connects one person to the other, yet hearing is taken for granted. One out of five people aged twelve or older has experienced or will experience critical hearing loss that can “affect day-to-day life” (Conley 1). Audiology is the study and research of hearing. Audiologist work with their patients to uncover any possible hearing problems they may have and a solution to that will work best for the patient. An audiologist must go through eight total years of specialized schooling to obtain their Au. D or Doctorate. Audiology requires a lot of schooling and special skills, but with its auspicious job outlook

The sound can vary in volume and tone even for the same person. It often gets louder as the person ages. With this cacophony in one’s head, you can imagine the problems it might cause. It would be difficult to sleep, to hear other sounds like conversations or television, and to concentrate on reading or other tasks.

The significant impact of hearing loss on communication and interaction with others sometimes goes undiagnosed by healthcare practitioners.

For example, while writing essays, student have a harder time writing while listening to music than while not listening to music. This is true especially here at the University of Arizona. The results of a survey I created showed that the majority of students felt listening to music was often a huge distraction, rather than a means of help, while studying and doing work. Also, listening to music while driving is often a huge distraction and has been known to cause car accidents. Whether its negatively or positively, we can all agree that listening to music can affect the body mentally in many