Huey Lewis diagnosed with Meniere's disease


He is just a few years senior of me, it is sad. I would be sad if I had this disease.
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@moto_man 

Sustained overly loud music can cause hearing damage in anyone.

Meniere’s disease is unrelated to that. 

Unfortunately like your eyesight - hearing eventually deteriorates over time too - so some of what may be blamed on loud music or exposure may simply be aging.

I lost some left ear ultra high frequency hearing in my left ear from a head to head collision in a rugby match many years ago. I don’t notice it anymore but the shift was quite apparent when it happened. Fortunately my loss is very slight and also well outside the mid range. I guesstimate about 3dB to 6 dB loss in the highest frequencies (close to CRT TV range which is so high - around 16 KHz - that you tend to lose that range over time anyway - I am around 14 KHz now)

There is no solution for many hearing issues. So just listen to music as much as you can while you can - life is short and there is so much beautiful music out there...


Sometimes bad is bad!

So sorry to hear this. I really like The News - very talented bunch of musicians - I especially like Bill Gibson - underated drummer IMHO. Yes Lawrenceville produced many talented folks - what happened to you?