Everyone knows that loud noise can be very damaging to hearing. When one thinks of jobs where people will suffer hearing damage most don’t think of Classical Musicians.  Yet some forty percent of musicians will suffer some type of hearing loss.  Brass woodwind, and percussion musicians are the most at risk with noise levels in excess of 85 decibels on a regular basis.  Certain pieces like Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture

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