San Francisco, CA (PRBuzz.com) November 12, 2012 -- Twenty-four year old Canadian musician and pop star Grimes has apologized for having to discontinued her recent concert touring and cancelling 4 shows due to trouble with hearing loss.
The singer tweeted that she is trying to stay away from loud music for a while after cancelling a series of Canadian concert dates. Grimes issued a statement that it is depressing to cancel more shows in Europe due to health issues and her exposure to loud noise needs to be limited. Her entire European tour ended up being canceled.
A 2010 study revealed that hearing loss among teens increased the past decade to 31%. In the United States, 1 in 5 people suffer from some level of hearing loss. In Canada, that number increased to 1 in 10 people. The statistics are not definite, but the daily routine of listening to music is a key factor. Hearing loss can not be healed over any period of time. It is a risk for many musicians as well as those attending concerts. It can also affect people listening to loud music on a daily basis.
According to a The New York Times 2008 report, loud music listeners were injuring themselves on a daily basis due to high-level music levels. Furthermore, listening to music at high volumes for more than 1 hour a day each week was a permanent hearing loss risk after 5 years. These extreme high levels of noise were more than would be allowed in the work environment or the noisiest manufacturing plant.
Last year in Spinner magazine, Grimes revealed that she was already experiencing hearing loss before becoming a hit indie recording artist. This was just a result of attending loud concerts. While going to a show by one of her favorite bands, Animal Collective, she experienced total hearing loss. She stated that at the time she was high on drugs and pressed her ears on the speakers. The next day Grimes could not hear for almost 2 two days, and experienced sharp ear pain.
Grimes has maintained a non-stop touring schedule for the past two years while promoting releases such as Visions, which has contributed to her hearing issues. Insert-receivers, the in-the-ear hearing devices musicians normally wear for protection from loud instruments and to hear their own voices better, are not always used. Grimes admits to not wearing them in some of her live performances.
Hearing loss among musicians is not new. Musicians are paying the price due to years of performing and not protecting their ears. For example, music star will.i.am frequently experiences painful ringing in his ears. The pain has caused him to choose the hours during a given day in which to create music. There are even Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's inductees that have impaired hearing, about 60%. It is evident that this is a problem among musicians, but it is also one that can be avoided.
Hearing loss can be prevented several ways, including the use of earplugs or insert-receivers that make sure you don't play too loud. Sometimes loud music is not an issue if the music is not loud to the point that it causes permanent damage. Sound technicians only the instructions of the musician when adjusting music volumes.
Dr. Brian Hands, a nose, ear, and throat specialist, says younger artists who boosting the volume in their shows are making the number one mistake and feed into the musician philosophy - louder is better. It is normal to hear loud concert music, but that extreme sound is detrimental to the ears, causes pain, and destroys hearing.
He further noted, if a concert you are attending for a couple of hours is at a level of 105 to 120 decibels, then the risk of permanent hearing loss rises. Normal conversations usually reach 78 to 80 decibels, while a passing jet plane is approximately 110 to 120 decibels. A concert can be the equivalent of multiple jet planes passing by above you for hours.
Medical experts advise that there are organizations such as Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers that can provide hearing tests and general education about hearing loss. Hearing should be checked on a regular basis.
Like the lyrics say in the Grimes indie smash Oblivion - Girl you know you gotta watch your health.
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