National Hearing Conservation Association position

Director of Communications of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)

Frank Wartinger, Au.D., was elected to serve as the Director of Communications for the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), and began his 2 year term at the 2017 annual conference in beautiful San Antonio.

The mission of the NHCA is to prevent hearing loss due to noise and other environmental factors in all sectors of society.

Formed by Audiologists and Otolaryngologists concerned with the serious problem of noise-induced hearing impairment, the NHCA now represents engineers, industrial hygenists, safety professionals, nurses and others with interest in preventing hearing damage from occupational exposure to noise.

What Does This Mean For Earmark and Philadelphia's Musician's Clinic?

Good things, for sure. Frank Wartinger is excited to join the NHCA Executive Council in order to gain further expertise to better serve Philadelphia's vibrant music community. He is joining many illustrious hearing conservationists on the Executive Council. As Director of Communications, Frank will be tasked with the dissemination of the most current and relevant information pertaining to the NHCA and the field of Hearing Conservation.

What is Tinnitus Music?

Composing the Tinnitus Suites: 2016

8PM @ The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

The final installment of Daniel Fishkin's vibrant concert series is tonight. Daniel Fishkin, a Philadelphia-based composer and instrument inventor, is exploring the question "What is Tinnitus Music". The answer may be elusive but the process is captivating and exciting.

In 2008, Daniel Fishkin's ears started ringing, and they never stopped. Composing the Tinnitus Suites: 2016 investigates the aesthetics of hearing damage through a performance series in the Sanctuary of the Rotunda, consisting of experimental music concerts and conversations with other thinkers who confront hearing damage in their own practice and personal lives. The series is anchored by the Lady's Harp: a system of 20-foot long piano wires activated by mixer feedback, using guitar pickups and pressure transducers to coax the strings into vibration, not unlike the cilia that transduce vibrations into electrical impulses for the brain. Fishkin says, "To make 'Tinnitus Music' is not just to compose sounds, but also to compose situations that can break the isolation of its experience." 

Listen to samples of Daniel Fishkin's work

Hearing Conservation featured prominently on Medscape.com

Medscape Feature

An Expert Commentary video featuring Dr. Wartinger was published on Monday, September 12, 2016 on Medscape.com. Medscape is the leading online global destination for physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide.

Hearing Conservation for Adolescents

With an intended audience of clinicians and medical professionals, the goal of this presentation was to concisely convey the importance of Hearing Conservation efforts in children and adolescent patients. Noise Induced Hearing Disorders are 100% preventable and the first step is education.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Medscape should be acknowledged for recognizing the importance of this issues, as well as for their efforts in bringing this discussion to a large and critically important audience.

Combating Adolescent Hearing Loss in an Ever-Louder World - Frank Wartinger, Au.D.

Medscape.com Expert Commentary

Monday, September 12, 2016

Posting date: Monday, September 12, 2016

Title:  Combating Adolescent Hearing Loss in an Ever-Louder World

Faculty: Frank Wartinger, AuD

URL: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/868227?src=par_chop_stm_mscpedt&faf=1

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Content Edit: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Healthy People 2020 goals were inaccurately attributed to the World Health Organization (WHO) in this discussion. The WHO does many amazing things, but this was not one of them. For more information about the Health People 2020 goals mentioned, please visit: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/hearing-and-other-sensory-or-communication-disorders

Science of Hearing Wellness

Dr. Michael Santucci, the founder and president of Sensaphonics, Inc., recently penned a concise and thoughtful review for ProSoundWeb.com which discussed the science of sound, hearing, and hearing wellness for the musical community. The entire article is clear and expertly laid out, but I want to bring special attention to the last line of the article:

"There’s no reason a career in music or pro audio should cost you your hearing. We have the technology and techniques to help you keep your hearing while still enjoying the music you love!"

Hearing Damage is Not Inevitable

I hear all too often the sentiment that a loss of hearing or tinnitus is a 'badge of honor', or in some way a foregone conclusion if one leads the life of a musical professional. This couldn't be further from the truth, but we often confuse anecdotal patterns - countless reports of rockstars' careers being cut short citing auditory problems - with actual causal relationships. Dr. Santucci put it succinctly with the above except and in this article: the technology, and almost more importantly the techniques and mindset/behavior changes, are available to keep your music going for your whole life time.

Many thanks to Dr. Santucci for his words and to ProSoundWeb.com for their commitment to sharing important information on Hearing Wellness to their readers.

Link: The Science Of Hearing Wellness: The Doctor Is In

Announcement: Expanded clinical services now offered at Aberdeen Audiology

It is with great excitement that we can announce that Earmark Hearing Conservation is now offering expanded clinical services at Aberdeen Audiology. Led by Dr. Tom Goyne, Aberdeen Audiology is a premier Audiology practice located in Philadelphia’s Main Line suburbs. With a unparalleled dedication to quality patient care and a motto as perfectly phrased as "live life loud and clear", Aberdeen Audiology and Earmark Hearing Conservation are an obvious match up.

Earmark's Dr. Wartinger will be offering the same clinical services as his standard mobile practice, with the addition of comprehensive diagnostic hearing testing in Aberdeen's state-of-the-art clinical facility. For appointment inquiries, please contact Earmark Hearing Conservation at EarmarkHC@gmail.com.

For location, directions, and other audiology services provided by Dr. Tom Goyne and his incredible staff at Aberdeen Audiology, please visit aberdeenaudiology.com or call 610-981-1072.

Aberdeen Audiology
230 Sugartown Road
Suite 10
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087