How I came to understand that having a hearing loss made me a super reader of nonverbal cues.
Let’s Take Care of Hearing Now
Teaching by example, a former Marine who served in Iraq helps his fellow veterans take of their health to avoid regrets later.
Staying in Tune: Music and Memories
Music can help to create rich and complex musical memories that are stored in multiple areas of the brain, which helps them become reinforced.
Spreading Awareness and Healing With Music
Whether your hearing loss is genetic or acquired through constant exposure to loud sounds, I stress the importance of getting a hearing checkup!
Notating Tinnitus
In the beginning all the sounds l was notating had a markedly sad or gloomy character. They were quite strange and some were even sinister. But then something unexpected happened: l woke up one morning hearing a happy tune full of vitality and hope. I felt a great joy and an inexplicable happiness.
Amplifying the Message of Hearing Health
In collaboration with HHF and our #KeepListening prevention campaign, Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg’s public service announcement reached a combined audience of over 200K across Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
6 Hearing Protection Tips for Musicians
Music industry professionals are at greater risk for hearing loss and tinnitus. Take these simple steps to protect hearing, useful for all who work in and around loud music: producers, backstage crew, front of house, or staff in bars, nightclubs, and restaurants.
Unplugged
Looking back, I see how some of the limitations we faced—only having a basic set, lots of equipment, and for me needing a quieter performance space—became hallmarks and the legacy of “MTV Unplugged.”
A Musician Learns From Tinnitus Across the Generations
As a mixing engineer, "carving” out these frequencies with my ears ringing from nightly concerts was a challenge but also provided me deep insight into what music must have sounded like to my mother who has tinnitus—disjointed and unbalanced.
The Enduring Legacy of Les Paul in Music and Science
Since 2014 the Les Paul Foundation has funded six Emerging Research Grants on tinnitus, deepening our understanding of its causes as well as improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.