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Turning a Nightmare into a Dream: Taking Care of Musicians and Engineers

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1.  A source of potentially hazardous noise for a performing musician is:
  1. Sound from the drums
  2. Sound from the guitar and bass amplifiers
  3. Crowd noise
  4. All of the above
2.  What do performing musicians and sound engineers typically have in common?
  1. they understand hardware and software
  2. they are exposed to hazardous sound levels
  3. they are competitive and their income may depend on their hearing
  4. all of the above
3.  Why do solid earplugs attenuate high frequencies more than low frequencies?
  1. Because only high frequency sound is dangerous to hearing
  2. Because the mass of the earplug interferes with the resonance of the ear canal.
  3. Because the airtight seal at the aperture has no effect on low frequencies.
  4. Because industrial noise is mostly high frequency energy.
4.  Timbre is determined in part by:
  1. the relative difference in level between the fundamental frequency and harmonic series of that fundamental
  2. the overall sound level
  3. the bandwidth of a musical instrument
  4. the crest factor of the musical instrument
5.  A correctly fitted musicians plug:
  1. Will protect from a sound overexposure 100% of the time.
  2. Imitates ear canal resonance with a relatively flat attenuation rate across frequencies
  3. Does not require verification since it is custom made for the individual
  4. All of the above
6.  Music induced hearing loss may affect:
  1. rock musicians
  2. classical musicians
  3. music students
  4. all of the above
7.  One of the differences between speech and music as inputs to a hearing aid is:
  1. musicians don't care about listening to speech
  2. the time domain envelope is more predictable in music
  3. speech has a much wider dynamic range
  4. music has a much wider dynamic range
8.  Tinnitus may be associated with:
  1. anxiety and depression
  2. vision loss
  3. hyperactivity
  4. hypochondria
9.  What is the role of the thalamus in sensory perception?
  1. Sensory gating system
  2. Involvement in emotional reactions
  3. Consolidation of short-term and long-term memory
  4. Executive function
10.  In managing tinnitus, we demystify and disempower the tinnitus to change the patient's:
  1. Perception
  2. Reaction
  3. Comprehension
  4. Hearing

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