Why Are These EHS Students Getting Pink Foam Inserted into Their Ears?
Under the leadership of an Eagan High School band director, roughly 160 band students are taking an unusual step to fight hearing loss.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Matthew Lim grimaced, then laughed, as the pink gel slid into his ear canal. "It felt squishy, yet firm at the same time," he said following the experience. "It was weird." Lim, a 14-year-old clarinet player at Eagan High School, was one of roughly 160 students—many of them EHS band members—to get an ear canal mold taken on Wednesday morning as part of a unique hearing protection program implemented by EHS Band Director Brett Benson. Worried about progressive hearing loss among band students who are regularly exposed to high sound volumes during band practice, Benson partnered with Sonus Hearing Care Professionals. The Edina business …
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