The singing and speaking voice is greatly affected by the health and hearing ability of our ears. So, if we’re serious about our voices, we need to know how to take care of these things on the side of our head, including what not to stick in there! In this episode I chat with Dr. Rebecca Grome, the audiologist and owner of Ears4U in Nashville, Tennessee. Her patients include many professional singers and musicians in Nashville, including me. Watch and learn things about ear care that you probably don’t know!

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– LINKS –
Find Dr. Rebecca Grome:
website: https://www.ears4u.net/
Instagram: @ears4uhearing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ears4uhearing/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ears4uhearing@UCQFMOoA7v6tDg7VGvpJEerA

Find me:
Website: https://judyrodman.com/
Get your free copy of my Vocal Health Tips here: https://judyrodman.com/

– TIME STAMPS –
00:00 Introduction and bio info
02:05 Should we stick a Q-tip in our ears?
03:18 What about those wax removal ear cameras?
03:47 What it means to be a Dr. Cliff preferred provider.
05:49 The importance of getting a baseline hearing test.
06:38 A typical first office visit with Dr. Grome.
08:53 Musician’s/singer’s perception of hearing health.
10:47 Dr. Grome’s nuanced advice for wearing in-ears.
12:54 How that advice applies to wearing studio headphones.
14:23 How silence affects the ear.
15:59 The difference between ear fatigue and ear damage.
18:02 I ask about tone deafness and pitch issues. We discuss my 3-step pitch aiming Exercise.
22:01 We turn to the frustrating issue of tinnitus and creative approaches for relief.
25:57 We discuss how the ear takes partial sound info and fills in the blanks.
28:28 Why slashed budgets for TV shows make it harder now to understand TV show dialogue (and why it might change).
30:33 Types of hearing aids and when she would recommend getting one.
33:02 Should we worry about the effects of putting tubes in the ears from ear infections.?
36:07 The weirdest ear problems Dr. Grome has seen. We’re talking weird!!
38:00 Can real hearing loss be recovered?

Judy Rodman Vocal Coach

I'm an award-winning vocal coach, recording artist, live performer, public speaker, published author, songwriter, musician, studio producer, blogger, podcaster and vocal consultant with over 50 years of success in the music and voice industry.

As vocal coach online globally, I help develop, maximize and protect voices of singers & speakers who seek to make the world better with their messages and artistic influence. My students and recording clients have appeared on The Today Show, Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, The Voice, American Idol, America's Got Talent, Grammys, CMA, ACM & MTV Awards Shows, New York Times Best Seller list. They include major and indie recording artists and labels, artist development companies, touring and studio background singers, national public speakers, radio & TV personnel, teachers and voiceover actors.

My career credits include being voted ‘Best Vocal Coach' by Nashville Music Pros, 'Vocal Coach in Residence' by TC Helicon's VoiceCouncil Magazine, #1 and other top-10 Billboard singles as artist on MTM Records, winner of Billboard's and ACM's 'New Female Vocalist' award, BMI 'Million Air' award.

I'm a published author with several vocal training packages on disc and as online video courses. My blog and podcast ‘All Things Vocal’ have received over 2 million views and plays.

With thousands of studio credits, I produce country, pop, rock, singer/songwriter and r&b projects, working in the studio online and in-person. I also specialize as vocal producer on teams headed by other studio producers, and create arrangements and sing background vocals.
Member of SAG-AFTRA, BMI, AFM Local 257, ACM, NATS, I'm based in Nashville, Tennessee.