Have you ever left a gig, rehearsal, recording session or venue and noticed a ringing or hissing noise in your ears? 

This is tinnitus, and it can range from a very quiet background hiss to a permanent, disturbing and overwhelmingly loud ringing noise. It can be intermittent or continuous, and can vary in frequency and loudness.   It’s often worse when background noise is low, so you may be most aware of it at night when you're trying to fall asleep in a quiet room.

Usually, it goes away after a few days - but sometimes, particularly if you are often in loud and noisy environment, it doesn’t.

What is tinnitus? How is tinnitus caused? What can be done for tinnitus? And how can you help protect yourself from incurring the unwelcome effects of noise induced hearing loss and its associated problems?

Well known sufferers include Pete Townsend, Evelyne Glennie, Bob Mould, Jeff Beck, Francis Rossi, Lemmy, James Hetfield, Trent Reznor, Bono, Moby, Thom Yorke and Will.i.am. There are many, many more. Make sure you’re not one of them…

Presented by the MU’s Paul Gray (The Damned, UFO, tinnitus) and Musicians Hearing Services Paul Checkley (clients include The Script, Coldplay, English National Opera and Plan B), the prevention of long term hearing damage in 2011 is both affordable and effective. The MU in association with MHS provide a range of services, including the Musicians’ Hearing Passport Scheme, to ensure you are best advised on hearing conservation and in selecting the correct solution for your individual requirements and noise levels.

With thanks to Urban Outfitters, Cardiff
www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk 

You do not need a festival pass to attend the free daytime music industry sessions but priority will be given to music businesses and practitioners based in Wales.

Other free SWN sessions are listed HERE

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UNDEB Y CERDDORION ar y cyd â MUSICIANS HEARING SERVICES yn cyflwyno DANGER OF DEAF!

Ydych chi erioed wedi gadael gig, ymarfer neu sesiwn recordio ac wedi sylwi ar sŵn cloch neu sŵn hisian yn eich clustiau?

Dyma beth yw tinitws a gall amrywio o fod yn sŵn hisian cefndirol tawel iawn i fod yn sŵn uchel aflonyddol parhaol a all newid eich bywyd.

Gall Tinitws fod yn rhywbeth ysbeidiol neu barhaol, a gall amrywio o ran amledd a chryfder.  Yn aml mae’r sŵn yn waeth pan yw’n un cefndirol, isel, felly efallai mai gyda’r nos y byddwch fwyaf ymwybodol ohono pan fyddwch yn ceisio mynd i gysgu mewn ystafell dawel.

Fel arfer, mae’n diflannu ar ôl rhai dyddiau – ond weithiau, yn arbennig os ydych yn treulio cyfnodau aml mewn awyrgylch swnllyd, ni fydd hyn yn digwydd.

Beth yw tinitws? Beth sy’n achosi tinitws? Beth ellir ei wneud i wella tinitws? A sut y gallwch helpu i amddiffyn eich hun rhag derbyn yr anhwylder colli clyw hwn a'i sgil effeithiau?

Dyma enwogion sy’n dioddef o’r anhwylder hwn: Pete Townsend, Bob Mould, Jeff Beck, Francis Rossi, Lemmy, James Hetfield, Trent Reznor, Bono, Thom Yorke ac Will.i.am. Mae llawer iawn mwy. Gofalwch nad ydych chi’n un ohonynt…

Bydd y sesiwn hon yn cael ei chyflwyno gan Paul Gray o Undeb y Cerddorion (The Damned, UFO, tinitws) a Paul Checkley (Musicians Hearing Services) (cleientiaid yn cynnwys The Script, Coldplay, English National Opera a Plan B). Mae'r ateb i'r problemau hyn yn 2011 yn effeithiol a rhad. Mae'r Undeb, mewn cydweithrediad a MHS yn cynnig gwasanaethau fel y cynllun Pasbort Clyw Cerddorion (Musician's Hearing Passport Scheme) i sicrhau eich fod yn y man gorau i dderbyn y cyngor gorau ac i dderbyn yr atebion gorau i'ch dibenion unigol o ran lefelau swn.

Gyda diolch i Urban Outfitters, Caerdydd
www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk 

Does dim angen pas i’w Wyl i fynychu ein sesiynau i’r diwydiant am ddim ond rhoir blaenoriaeth i fusnesi ac unigolion sydd o Gymru. 

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