KT Tunstall scraps 2021 tour dates over hearing loss fears

nme.com:

KT Tunstall has pulled out of her upcoming live shows due to ongoing concerns about her hearing.The singer, who is deaf in her left ear, says she has “experienced some issues” with tinnitus in her right ear – which is also how hearing loss in her left ear started.“The decision to pull myself out of my Summer 2021 touring schedule has been an extremely difficult one to make,” wrote Tunstall on Twitter.“Playing live has been my life for the last 20 years, and is my deepest passion.“Permanently losing 100% of my hearing in my left ear overnight whilst on tour in 2018 was an enormous shock, and the result of years of touring without adequate periods of rest, which caused an acute physical breakdown.”Hey folks, Sending love & thanks in advance.