{"id":31473,"date":"2014-05-01T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T09:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=31473"},"modified":"2014-05-01T10:11:57","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T09:11:57","slug":"the-bmj-today-going-deaf-for-a-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2014\/05\/01\/the-bmj-today-going-deaf-for-a-living\/","title":{"rendered":"The BMJ Today: Going deaf for a living"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that the hedonistic lifestyle favoured by musicians\u2014 particularly those of a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll persuasion\u2014is not conducive to good health outcomes.<\/p>\n

But leaving aside such vices as alcohol and narcotics, professional musicians are also almost four times more likely to develop noise induced hearing loss than the general public, according to a new German study<\/a>, which also found that musicians are 57% more likely to develop tinnitus.<\/p>\n

The authors of the cohort study of three million German citizens, which was published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/em>, called for professional musicians to be given protective in-ear devices whenever sound amplifiers are used. They also suggested that sound shields be installed between different sections of an orchestra in order to reduce the long term risks of developing hearing disorders.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on bmj.com<\/a>, in the latest instalment of her new BMJ<\/em> column: No Holds Barred, Glasgow GP Margaret McCartney takes aim<\/a> at Maurice Saatchi\u2019s proposed Medical Innovation Bill, describing the draft legislation as \u201can open door to quackery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bill has been backed by England’s health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who says it will encourage \u201ca climate where clinical pioneers have the freedom to make breakthroughs in medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n

But The\u00a0BMJ<\/em>‘s columnist says that the move is \u201ca public relations quick fix that is heavy on emotion but light on potential harms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intentions may be honourable\u2014more honourable would be the bill\u2019s withdrawal,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n

And in this week\u2019s BMJ Confidential<\/a>, find out which \u201cvisionary, outspoken, impatient\u201d individual lists Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly and Bob Dylan as their biggest inspirations.<\/p>\n

Gareth Iacobucci<\/strong>\u00a0is news reporter for The BMJ.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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