Hearing Conservation

The School of Music's education and research program in hearing health is under the direction of Robert Willey.

Education

Benjamin Kanters presented "Hear Tomorrow," a free workshop promoting awarness of the ever-increasing problem of noise and music-induced hearing loss, on Sept 23, 2009 in Ducrest/Gilfry Auditorium in the School of Music. [ Handbook ] [ Campus coverage ] [ KRVS interview ]

Sponsored by Lyceum Committee / Student Government Association.

Research

We have begun a research project with music students and local audio professionals. [ TV interviewlet ]

Allies

• Nancye Roussel, Head of Communicative Disorders department , UL Lafayette
• Shalini Arehole, Associate Professor in Communicative Disorders department , UL Lafayette
• Benjamin Kanters, Associate Chairman, Columbia College
• Phillip Noel, Otolaryngolist, ENT practicing in Lafayette and Abbeville
• Elena Treadway, Audiologist, Noel ENT CLinic, Abbeville
• Garth Alper, Director, School of Music, UL Lafayette
• Terry Dupuy, audio engineer, Old Teche Theatre
• Merelle Younge, Director Student Health Services, UL Lafayette
• Patty Niquette, Audiologist, Etymotic Research, Inc.
• Student Government Association

Assistants

• Katie Hays, Department of Communicative Disorders
• Missy Dupreast, School of Music
• Joe Payne, School of Music

Links

• On campus Clinical Services
• Bibliography
• Hear Tomorrow
• Hearing Conservation Workshop links
• House Institute
• Music and Hearing Loss
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
• Hearing Conservation Policy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Hearing loss and iPods

Companies

• Sensaphonics
• Westone
• Starkey
• Etymotic Research, Inc.

News

• At the end of Spring, 2009 semester, Dr. Treadway got 10 of us fitted with Starkey musician ear plugs.