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Eric Clapton revealed Tuesday (Jan. 9) that he is losing his hearing and was diagnosed with tinnitus. 
  
 Tinnitus is “the perception of noise or ringing in the ears,” according to Mayo Clinic. It is often a symptom of a more severe condition, such as hearing loss or an ear injury. 
  
 “I am still going to work. I’m doing a few gigs,” the 72-year old guitarist said in an interview with Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 while discussing his documentary, Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars. “I’m concerned with now is being in my 70s and being able to be proficient. I mean, I’m going deaf, I’ve got tinnitus, my hands just about work. I mean, I am hoping that people will come along and see me for more than that [because] I am a curiosity. I know that is part of it, because it’s amazing to myself that I am still here.” 
  
 Clapton also suffers with peripheral neuropathy, which causes weakness and pain in hands and feet, making it difficult to play guitar. The legend, however, still has some concerts lined up in New York and Los Angeles in March 2018. 
  
 Fans can catch Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars February 10 on Showtime. ||||| Eric Clapton has revealed that he is losing his hearing. 
  
 During an interview with BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright on Tuesday, the 72-year-old guitar great admitted that he’s struggling with tinnitus, a ringing in the ear commonly caused by noise-induced hearing loss. Combined with ongoing nerve damage that has affected his back and movement in his hands, he admits that live concerts have become a challenge. Even so, he says he intends to continue performing in 2018. 
  
 “I am still going to work. I’m doing a few gigs. I am going to do a show at Hyde Park [British Summer Time Festival] in July,” he says. “The only thing I’m concerned with now is being in my seventies and being able to be proficient. I mean, I’m going deaf, I’ve got tinnitus, my hands just about work. I mean, I am hoping that people will come along and see me [for] more than [because] I am a curiosity. I know that is part of it, because it’s amazing to myself that I am still here.” 
  
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 Clapton is far from the only rock hero afflicted with tinnitus. The Who’s Pete Townshend has also battled the condition, utilizing new technology to continue touring and recording. Sting, Ozzy Osbourne and Neil Young also reportedly suffer variations of hearing loss. 
  
 A new documentary, Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars — set to premiere on Showtime Feb. 10 — will showcase the icon’s tumultuous life from the highs of rock stardom to the lows of substance abuse and personal tragedy, including the death of his 4-year-old son, Conor, in 1991. 
  
 “It’s difficult to sit through because it goes on so long about the difficult part of my life,” he says of the film. “I think it’s important for people to see that there is a happy ending. It’s like a redemption concept. If you are going to go and see it, be prepared for a heavy ride.” |||||
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Eric Clapton says he'll keep doing live concerts this year, though he admits it's become increasingly challenging. One, because nerve damage has given him back trouble and made it hard for his hands to work their magic on his guitar strings, he told BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright on Tuesday. Two, because he may have taken the "if it's too loud, you're too old" mantra too seriously in his younger years: The 72-year-old rock legend revealed he's got noise-induced hearing loss that's causing an annoying ringing in his ears. "The only thing I'm concerned with now is being in my 70s and being able to be proficient," he tells Wright, via People. "I mean, I'm going deaf, I've got tinnitus, my hands just about work." The Mayo Clinic notes short-term exposure to music at a loud concert can lead to temporary tinnitus, but permanent damage can occur when a musician like Clapton subjects himself to earsplitting performance after performance. People points out other big-name artists have also been said to have hearing loss, including Sting, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, and Pete Townshend. Still, Clapton says "I'm doing a few gigs" in 2018, per Billboard, and that he hopes people will keep coming to watch him play—and not just because he's a "curiosity." Still, he acknowledges that curiosity status "is part of it, because it's amazing to myself that I am still here."