fronobulax
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This article describes research that seems to indicate that people who have been playing musical instruments for "a lifetime" suffer less deterioration in the brain functions that process sound, compared to non-players. This is independent of the usual hearing loss that most people experience by the age of 60.
Since the Wall Street Journal article cited above claims to be for subscribers only even though I was able to find the fill text via Google this link also describes the study. This search's second entry seems to bypass the pay wall.
Since the study deals with brain function and not hearing loss, it still applies to those of us who played too many loud gigs/went to too many loud concerts before discovering earplugs.
Since the Wall Street Journal article cited above claims to be for subscribers only even though I was able to find the fill text via Google this link also describes the study. This search's second entry seems to bypass the pay wall.
Since the study deals with brain function and not hearing loss, it still applies to those of us who played too many loud gigs/went to too many loud concerts before discovering earplugs.