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NEWS ABOUT: hearing loss

hearing loss stories: 7 news summaries

College Kids' iPod Volume Hurts Hearing

Most subjects in study set volume to damaging level

Oct 12, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most young people listen to their iPods at levels that will damage hearing over time, a new study shows. Researchers measured the output of an iPod while college-age students listened to music in a lab setting, and they found 55% of the subjects set the volume higher than 85 decibels—... More »

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music • iPod • mp3 • hearing loss • Hearing loss • headphones • academic research

 Say What? 
 Convertibles 
 Harm Hearing 

Noise can reach damaging 90 decibels at 50 mph

Oct 7, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tearing down the road in a convertible with the wind whipping at your ears exacts the same kind of hearing damage as listening to a pile driver, scientists warn. Noise from the engine, road, traffic and wind can be as high as 90 decibels at speeds of 50 mph and... More »

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noise • speed • hearing loss • decibel • cars • convertible • ears

Jamming to
the iPod Is Making Us Deaf 

A generation of adults will suffer hearing loss well ahead of its time

May 18, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The popularity of iPods and similar devices may leave a generation of adults with impaired hearing decades ahead of their time, the Boston Globe reports. Sensory cells in the ear can only take so much bombardment, and frequent, pulsing music causes irreparable damage. New research also shows that boys often... More »

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music • study • hearing loss • decibel • iPods • ear

 Stem Cells 
 Could Cure 
 Deafness 

Researchers believe breakthrough will help reverse hearing loss

Apr 2, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stem cell researchers have made a breakthrough they believe could someday cure deafness, the Times of London reports. The British team, working with stem cells from the inner ear, have successfully grown early versions of the cells that enable hearing and now aim to create functional cells that can be... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • hearing loss • deaf people • scientific study

Americans Face
Hearing Loss 'Epidemic'

Hearing impairment far more common than expected

Jul 29, 08 2:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are likely to face an epidemic of hearing impairment in coming years as the use of personal listening devices soars and the population ages, Reuters reports. A third of adults already has hearing loss to some degree and the proportion is expected to rise significantly. White Americans, men, and... More »

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public health • disability • hearing loss • deaf people

US Troops Lose Hearing
at Alarming Rates

Aural damage from Iraq, Afghanistan wars reaching epidemic levels

Mar 8, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - US troops are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with epidemic rates of hearing damage, AP reports, with 128,000 disabled by permanent hearing loss or tinnitus, ringing in the ears. The nature of the current conflict is part of the problem, with roadside bombs and sudden ambushes giving troops... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • veterans • US military • roadside bomb • hearing loss • Iraq war • tinnitus

Cell Phones Linked to Hearing Loss

Study finds hour a day on cell phone caused progressive damage 

Sep 20, 07 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Extensive cell phone use can cause progressive hearing loss, according to a new study presented at a scientific conference in Washington. The study, conducted by researchers in India, found high frequency hearing loss among users who talked for more than an hour a day for four years on their cell... More »

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health • cell phones • wireless • safety • hearing loss

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