Over the course of the last two weeks, I've blogged about some pretty political stuff, offering up lengthy opinion pieces on government volume control and acoustic warfare. This week, I thought I'd take a lighter approach and focus on something a bit less controversial and a bit more fun. Because of this, I'm just going to keep this blog short ...

It's no secret that hearing loss is a major problem for musicians. The lifestyle of a musician--constant concerts, endless recording sessions, and so forth--puts significant stress on the ears, packing multiple lifetimes' worth of sound into small periods of time. Furthermore, hearing loss doesn't just affect musicians' personal lives; it can ...