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Les Harvey, guitarist with Scottish blues rockers Stone The Crows met an untimely death when he was electrocuted during a sound check in Swansea. ", Young has been dealing with tinnitus for years and once said in an interview, "“I made 'Harvest Moon' because I didn't want to hear any loud sounds. Recently, the lead singer of AC/DC has had some difficult choices to make due to his noise induced hearing loss. The chair-bound Dave Grohl at Glastonbury. Adam Sherwin examines the dangers faced by music's battle-scarred veterans. Moby Developed tinnitus after playing with loud punk bands in his early career. HRM Locations: 902 482-2222  |  Bridgewater: 902 530-2222  |  New Minas: 902-681-2222  |  Yarmouth: 902-742-2222

Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? suffering from “a severe case of tinnitus,”. Read this article to discover more about his journey with hearing loss.

I mean, I’m going deaf, I’ve got tinnitus, my hands just about work. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Clapton told BBC Radio 2 in January 2018, "I’m concerned with now is being in my 70s and being able to be proficient. I still have a little bit of tinnitus but fortunately now I'm not as sensitive to loud sounds as I was for a year after the mixing of [1991's Neil Young & Crazy Horse live album] 'Weld.' Share. Brian Johnson. Unfortunately, there isn’t a bullsh-t filter on hearing aids. noise in my head all the time. Returning to work after physical therapy, she sighed: “I felt like an asshole, but my doctor told me not to worry, it happens to everybody.”. Indeed, surgeons increasingly keeping our battle-scarred veterans on the road. It can also be a constant noise or come and go. Lewis has both Meniere's disease and severe tinnitus, which led to he and The News to cancel all of their 2018 tour dates when he suddenly lost his hearing. (He is believed to have handled a microphone that a roadie had run through an amplifier that wasn't grounded.) Townshend believes his tinnitus is the bitter fruit of The Who's instrument-smashing displays: during a 1967 television appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour television show, wildman drummer Keith Moon filled his kit with explosives but rather overdid the chemical agents; Townshend was caught in the direct firing line of a fearsome bang at the climax of “My Generation”.

Ten dates have been postponed by the Anglo-Aussie riff behemoth, which has already bulldozed its way through hazards which would have finished off lesser bands. He said in an interview with 'Rolling Stone,' that he forgot to wear earplugs during a race in 2008 which resulted in tinnitus symptoms for about six to seven months. var d=new Date(); Collins is back on stage again, but one of the reasons he stepped away from tour for so many years was due to issues with tinnitus. Without protecting it, we see changes caused by excessive noise. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. "People talk a lot of sh-t!

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John Rostill, bassist with The Shadows, was electrocuted by his guitar due to incorrectly earthed equipment. And once we’ve documented noise induced change to the hearing, there is no reversing that damage. ", Sting said in a 2016 radio interview that he had begun wearing hearing aids because of the hearing loss he had from tinnitus, but there was an unfortunate side effect. I know that is part of it, because it’s amazing to myself that I am still here.”. Should have worn earplugs, I guess.

Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Yet Collins can count himself fortunate that he avoided the fate suffered by a number of British musicians in the early 1970s, who succumbed to defective electrical wiring.

But severe hearing loss is now proving the cruellest punishment for pension-age stars who have fallen off stage more times than the wagon. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts.

"I tried wearing a hearing aid, but I heard more than I wanted to hear," said Sting.

. Speaking on the eve of the now halted tour, he didn't sound like a quitter: “I don't believe in anything, so therefore I'm not afraid what's gonna happen afterwards.” Hear, hear. Without protecting it, we see changes caused by excessive noise. That'll be carpal tunnel syndrome, as suffered by prog-rock percussionist Carl Palmer (and often, whisper it, the result of poor musical technique).

My hearing's not perfect but it's OK.". Mott the Hoople ’74 announced that they were forced to cancel their upcoming U.S. tour dates due to Ian Hunter suffering from “a severe case of tinnitus,” but what exactly is tinnitus? Action on Hearing Loss says anyone regularly exposed to noise levels above 85 decibels risks permanent hearing damage; and with the average gig hitting a pounding 115 decibels, well above the level of a pneumatic drill, musicians who sneer at ear protection are likely to pay the price. Few have the sang froid of Patti Smith who fell 15ft into a concrete orchestra pit and broke several vertebrae in her neck during a 1977 performance in Florida.

But for me - this is personally - its definitely in proportion to the quality of sleep.

Phil Collins Hung up his sticks in 2011 due to hearing loss.

However, if there's hearing loss as well, tinnitus may be permanent. The AC/DC singer famously stepped away from the band due to hearing loss issues in 2016.

Johnson himself was only drafted into the band after the alcohol-induced death of their charismatic frontman Bon Scott. What seemed like an individual musician’s tragic heartbreak has turned into a cause célèbre and is resonating throughout the music industry. https://www.cbc.ca/.../blog/the-ring-of-truth-about-tinnitus-1.3694030

It can also be a constant noise or come and go. The AC/DC singer famously stepped away from the band due to hearing loss issues in 2016. Founding member and guitarist Malcolm Young quit the stage in 2014 after disclosing he was suffering from dementia.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. Hazards for old rockers: From Pete Townshend's tinnitus to Dave Grohl's broken leg.

Exposure to a very loud noise or a blow to the ear can cause a high-pitched ringing or buzzing that usually goes away after a few hours. The indestructible AC/DC are the latest stadium-conquerors to demonstrate that rock is a truly dangerous business. Share. One of the biggest causes of tinnitus is exposure to loud noise, so it should come as no surprise that when it comes to this diagnosis, Hunter has some good company of fellow musicians that also have tinnitus. Our hearing is precious.

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