The Tinnitus Manifesto Podcast

by Chris Clawson and Dr. Rebecca Grome

  • The Tinnitus Manifesto is a project created to open the conversation about musicians and their hearing challenges. Nashville musician/songwriter/hearing aid wearer, Chris Clawson and Nashville audiologist Dr. Rebecca Grome talk about all things hearing and music. Anatomy, neurology, psychology, hearing loss, tinnitus, technology and more will be topics of discussion, We also have guests from every aspect of hearing a ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • TTM Sound Test: "My brain created a workaround for my damaged hearing."

    TTM Sound Test: "My brain created a workaround for my damaged hearing."

    The 2nd Soundest gets into intonation issues. Who knew that hearing damage could cause in-tune notes to sound out-of-tune? I didn't until it happened to me. Here's the story...

  • The Anatomy of Hearing part 2

    The Anatomy of Hearing part 2

    Chris and Dr Rebecca talk about the amazing pea sized cochlea and how it works. Also, why "instant" tinnitus cures likely won't help and the Soundtest segment where we use audio editing to describe various hearing issues where Chris talks about his intonation problems and solutions.

  • TTM: The Anatomy of Hearing pt 1

    TTM: The Anatomy of Hearing pt 1

    In this episode, Chris and Dr Rebecca talk about the anatomy of hearing with musicians in mind. Lots of helpful tips to keep your hearing in good shape. We have a new section called "Sound Test" where we will use EQ to understand how different types of hearing issues sound. We start by letting the listener hear the way Chris does without his hearing aid...

  • TTM: The Physics of Sound part 2

    TTM: The Physics of Sound part 2

    Chris and Dr. Grome talk about volume. pitch, overtones, harmonics and how these factors vary from speech to music. We also start dipping our toes into the wonderful world of hearing neurology...

  • TTM: The Physics of Sound pt. 1

    TTM: The Physics of Sound pt. 1

    In this episode, Chris and Dr. Rebecca look at the basic physics of sound. Frequency, overtones, harmonics, volume, resonance and how they combine to make every sound we hear. We also talk about the challenging differences between speech and music when it comes to sound and hearing.