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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Why listening to music could make you deaf

People are ignoring advice and permanently damaging their hearing while listening to loud music on headphones, an audiologist has warned.

William Shapiro, clinical associate professor at New York University Langone, says that young people in particular are at risk.

He says that one in five teenagers have some form of hearing loss due to noise exposure.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What?

Anonymous said...

Definitely true. After about 45 rock shows i attended in the 70's like rolling stones, aerosmith, slade, reo speedwagon, and many more. my ears have rang for 43 years. with hearing loss.

Anonymous said...

But I still like the music 50 years later.