About Eric P. Wilkinson, MD Expertise I am a board-certified otolaryngologist with additional subspecialty training in otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery. This is the subspecialty of otolaryngology that involves the ear, hearing, balance organs, the facial nerve, and surgery of the skull base including surgery for acoustic neuroma and other benign and malignant tumors of the base of the skull.
Experience Medical school, residency in otolaryngology, fellowship in otology/neurotology/skull base surgery
Organizations American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
North American Skull Base Society
American Neurotology Society
Publications Laryngoscope
Otology and Neurotology
Education/Credentials MD Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 2001 Otolaryngology Residency, University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology, Iowa City, IA
Otology/Neurotology Fellowship, House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
Expert: Eric P. Wilkinson, MD Date: 5/6/2007 Subject: hearing loss from music
Question Dr. Wilkinson, I am very annoyed by loud car stereos blasting rap music. Have you noticed younger patients suffering from hearling loss from loud music?
Answer Hi Mike,
You can have hearing loss from loud noise exposure (what is called a temporary or permanent threshold shift) but it shouldn't affect you if you are just hearing the car as it goes by. We do see threshold shifts in patients who have been to concerts and have stood or sat by the speakers. Noise such as gunshots close to the ear or airbag deployment can also cause hearing loss.
