02/05/2026
Researchers Utilize Earplugs for Musicians’ Program
About 40 million adults in the United States ages 20 to 69 have noise-induced hearing loss. This is caused by exposure to loud sounds, either from a sudden loud noise like a firework or repeated exposure to loud sounds over time, like a lawn mower.
For musicians, that means reducing the level of sounds without distorting the instrument’s musical characteristics; for referees, that means blocking out the impulsive parts of the whistle sound, but retaining speech sounds.
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