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It's a Noisy Planet: Two Stellar Years of Protecting Young Ears
Acou. Today Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 14-18 (2010); (5 pages)
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Add to FacebookComparing data from two National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, found that the number of teens who have hearing loss has jumped from roughly 15 percent for the years 1988–1994 to nearly 20 percent for the year 2005–2006, a 31 percent increase in a surprisingly short period of time. Although the researchers emphasized that the cause for the increase was unclear, many news headlines blamed the ubiquitous earbud for the startling statistic. The findings reinforce the need for educational campaigns such as Noisy Planet to help young people develop good hearing habits early on—before they show the signs of hearing loss.
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