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All that puts a heavy physical burden on a rocker, affecting both the hearing and the voice.

Now I guess I could rest me socks off.”. Violinists' eczema, painful joints, muscle cramps, tinnitus - around 70 percent of professional musicians suffer from ailments associated with their jobs.

But as a physician, I treat more classical musicians. Hearing disorders don't turn up at the beginning of a career, of course, but only over the course of years. That calls for therapy, musicians' physician Wolfgang Angerstein tells DW.

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We want to hear from you! If you can't keep up, you're quickly fired. As well as Johnson’s return, the group could also reunite with drummer Phil Rudd — who left in 2015 after he was convicted of drug possession and threatening to kill a former employee. Johnson met with Stephen Ambrose, an in-ear technology specialist, and is hopeful that his work will improve his hearing loss.

It’s hard to picture an AC/DC performance in the same light without him onstage. Has that changed over the years?

A race in 2016 was the first time he heard his ears pop. An orchestral musician seated just behind the timpani will have his ears subjected to high decibels. AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson recently opened up about meeting with Stephen Ambrose, of Asius Technologies, to discuss the possibilities of getting a hearing aid that would help him out. Composer Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901) set that pitch at 432 hertz, and as a member of parliament in Rome, he was instrumental in making it the law of the land. Germany's DEFA film studios were shut down after German reunification.

The higher decibel level came with the territory. Dr. Wolfgang Angerstein is chief physician for phoniatrics und audiology at the Dusseldorf University Clinic. Watch AC/DC discuss rehearsing with temporary frontman Axl Rose. French singer, actress and poet Juliette Greco has died at the age of 93.

Historically, this is a band that never apologized for waking the neighbors with their high voltage rock-n-roll. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has shared his hopes for a 2021 tour, plus given an update on Angus Young's health and what the rest of the band have been up to in lockdown. Happily, Rolling Stone reported that Johnson is singing again and back on stage. “And after a lot of work and a lot of technical research, they have been able to get a hearing aid for Brian Johnson, who will be out front.”. McGuire also claimed that the group’s long rumoured comeback album with Johnson will arrive within the next couple of months. “Rock ‘n’ roll and cars [are] the only things that ever really got me going,” Johnson said to AutoWeek. I think rock and pop music professionals have grown more aware of hearing issues. They're usually on only one- or two-year contracts. So doing that job for decades requires iron-clad stamina. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, whose hearing issues forced him to leave during the band’s Rock or Bust tour, has issued a statement on his treatment. “I’ve got hearing loss in my left ear. Following guidelines of local, state and federal health officials, the CDC and the WHO, we have begun re-opening our hearing centers. Metal Injection Writers Pick The Best Albums of 2020… So Far!
Here at the station for musicians at the Dusseldorf University Clinic - which, incidentally, is the largest of its kind in Europe - we see professional and amateur musicians even in their student years. Orchestras have to cut back, musicians have to perform more, rehearse more, and are put on a high-achievement track. Advertisement. Brian Johnson has met with an inventor hoping to provide him with newly developed in-ear monitors that could help him return to the stage without risking further hearing loss — and he says he came away "amazed.". Why AC/DC's Brian Johnson is a 'medical astonishment' and 'needs a hearing aid' Hard rock isn't a healthy occupation. That alone creates additional medical problems for orchestral musicians. © 2020 NME is a member of the media division of BandLab Technologies. Guitar riffs, gnashing vocals, and even cannon-fire shots are part of the concert experience. So in medical terms, I see less of a problem in increasing volume and more in the fact that the chamber tone A continues to move upward, so singers grow hoarse and lose the texture of their voices sooner. 'Warrior' Season 2 Ends an Era of Ass-Kicking Pulp at Cinemax, Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Moderate Presidential Debate in ‘We’re All Doomed’ Video, Donald and Melania Trump Quarantine After Top Aide Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Watch 10-Year-Old Drummer Nandi Bushell Perform Dave Grohl Theme Song, Watch Chris Wallace Blame Trump for Debate Debacle, While Navigating Fox Host’s Anti-Biden Narrative, BTS Perform ‘Black Swan,’ Talk Goal of Grammy Win on ‘Fallon’ Residency, Grateful Dead Release ‘Angel’s Share’ of ‘American Beauty’ Demos, Gorillaz Enlist Elton John for New Song ‘The Pink Phantom’, Watch Billie Eilish’s Video for James Bond Theme ‘No Time to Die’. This is perhaps even cooler: 'We aim to make our technology available at a price point that people can afford...' And it’s an awful thing.