What results would one expect from a drum musician of say, 15 years? After hearing the case history for this client, I was sure I would see some sort of hearing loss due to noise exposure. Fortunately for the client, no hearing loss was present. Otoscopy and tympanometry both revealed normal results in both ears. The client's puretone results are as follows: Right ear = 250Hz-15dB, 500Hz-10dB, 1kHz-15dB, 2kHz-10dB, 3kHz-0dB, 4kHz-5dB, 6kHz-5dB, 8kHz-10dB / Left ear = 250Hz-10dB, 500Hz-10dB, 1kHz-10dB, 2kHz-5dB, 3kHz-0dB, 4kHz-5dB, 6kHz- -5dB, 8kHz-0dB. As you see, the client's results for puretone thresholds were completely normal. The clinician showed the client the audiogram and thoroughly explained the normal results. The clinician also sent the client home with good hearing protection. Good forms of hearing protection include ear plugs, ear muff, or both ear plugs and muffs simultaneously (ASHA, n.d.). The following website contains links that provide useful information for hearing conservation: http://www.asha.org/about/membership-certification/divs/hearinglinks.htm
Hearing protection. (n.d.). Retrieved November 3, 2007, from http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/hearing_protect.htm
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Surpisingly, I have good hearing as well and I was a percussionist for seven years. I played the snare drum all throughout high school along with four other individuals and we often practiced in a 7X7 foot room with the door closed. Can you believe how unbelievably stupid that was. The importance of hearing conservation was never brought to our attention. I also worked in a bar for the past three years where I was exposed to extremely loud noise levels as well as toxins from cigerette smoke. Can you believe I was one of the nine participants in our lab with the highest thresholds? I have a feeling I may have some major outer hair cell damage that OAE testing would detect.
Wow! That's crazy! We should def. do an OAE test on you in Kaz's class!!!
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