Dave Grohl Admits He’s 'F**king Deaf' And Has Been Reading Lips For 20 YEARS!
23.02.2022 - 21:59
/ perezhilton.com
The price you pay to be a rock star!
Dave Grohl has spent most of his life rocking out on stage, but it turns out that has severely damaged his hearing! While sitting down for a chat on The Howard Stern Show, the Foo Fighters frontman admitted that he is “f**king deaf.” When asked if he’s gone to a doctor for an official diagnosis, the guitar player explained:
Unfortunately, Dave is one of many who has faced an extra hurdle while managing the pandemic because he can no longer rely on lip-reading as faces are covered in masks.
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Elaborating on this dilemma, he added:
Whoa… What a bummer!
For those that don’t know, Tinnitus, which Grohl supposedly has in his left ear, is a ringing that can develop over time with ongoing exposure to loud noise. This results in damages to tiny sensory hair cells in the inner ear, which help transmit sound to the brain, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Normally, we’d think hearing loss would be devastating for a musician, but the 53-year-old appears to have unique, almost spider-like senses when it comes to creating new music. He insisted that he can still hear “the slightest little things,” noting:
The fact that Grohl seems so nonchalant about his hearing loss might be because of some of his choices that have led to this issue. Howard brought up the fact that for years the performer has refused to wear “ear pieces” — which many artists wear to get a direct source of sound on stage and protect their ears from loud noises. This layer of protection is what the Nirvana drummer doesn’t like because it “removes [him] from the natural atmosphere sound.” The Gra
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