Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine if organists experience temporary threshold shifts of hearing during a typical practice session. Ten organists (6 male, 4 female) aged 23–54 yr were evaluated with hearing history questionnaire, otoscopic examination, otologic questionnaire, and pure tone audiometry. Bond conduction testing verified no conductive hearing loss in any subject. After audiometric examination each organist played the organ for 2 h under identical practice conditions and then was retested with pure tones to assess temporary threshold shift (TTS) in hearing. There was no significant TTS when data were statistically analyzed, however TTSs as large as 15 dB were recorded in individual cases. Spectral content of the organ music played in the sessions was found to have a dominant frequency at around 500–750 Hz.a)Present address: Dept. of Audiology, Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, P.A., P.O. Box 2000, Pinehurst, NC 28374.
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