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Health

  • Myth check: "Music tuned to 432 Hz is more natural or healing"

    Retuned "432 Hz" uploads promise calmer bodies and a more natural sound than the 440 Hz standard. The research is a handful of small pilot studies, mostly from one Italian group, with mixed and modest results, and one trial where 440 Hz did better. Our verdict: unproven.

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  • Hearing protection and tinnitus for musicians: the numbers that matter

    WHO counts a 40-hour week at 80 dB as the safe limit, and every 5 dB louder cuts that time sharply: about 4 hours a week at 90 dB, 20 minutes at 100 dB. NIOSH sets 85 dBA over a workday as its exposure limit. Here is what that means for rehearsals, gigs and studio sessions. General information, not medical advice. Sources checked on 30 Oct 2026.

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