Seattle Musicians: Protect Your Hearing While You Can

Seattle runs on music. On any given night in October you can hear as symphony at Benaroya Hall, a jazz quartet in a basement club, a punk show on Capitol Hill, or a church choir rehearsing down the street. The people making that music are relying on one thing more than any instrument: their ears.

Hearing damage from sound exposure is often permanent, and it usually happens so gradually that musician’s don’t notice it happening. A note that sounds slightly off. Cymbals that seem duller than they used to. A ringing that doesn’t fade after the gig.

The good news is, it’s almost entirely preventable!