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Effects of Instrument Type and Orchestral Position on Hearing Sensitivity for 0.25 to 20 kHz in the Orchestral Musician

 
 

Copyright 2024, Mark Alan Wade

Primary Author: Johnson, D.
Journal Title: Scandanavian Audiology
Date Published: 1985
Language: English
Category: Hearing Loss
Key Words: instrument orchestral position hearing loss musician scandanavian
Full Citation: Johnson, D. W., et al. Effects of Instrument Type and Orchestral Position on Hearing Sensitivity for 0.25 to 20 kHz in the Orchestral Musician. Scandinavian Audiology 14, no. 4 (1985): 215-21.
Full Abstract: Minnesota Orchestra members (42 males, 18 females) aged 24 to 64 years, all asymptomatic for hearing problems or ear disease, were evaluated with a hearing history questionnaire, otolaryngologic examination, and pure tone audiometry for the conventional (0.25 to 8 kHz) and extended high frequency (9 to 20 kHz) ranges. Hearing sensitivity was examined with respect to musician instrument type, years of playing, and orchestral stage position. Type of instrument played and position on the orchestral stage had no significant correlation with hearing loss.