Austin startup creates device to lessen ear fatigue in musicians

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Musicians know they only get one pair of ears, and once their hearing is gone they can’t get it back.
“Matt Sorum, drummer of Guns N’ Roses, said his doctor told him he’s got the ears of a 65-year-old man,” said Stevie Salas, a guitarist who’s shared stages with artists like Rod Stewart, Justin Timberlake and Mick Jagger. “I lost a significant part of my hearing those first few years on these giant tours I was doing.