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NEWS ABOUT: decibel

decibel stories: 3 news summaries

 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

 Shhh! Europe Law Forces 
 Orchestras to Tone It Down 

Noise legislation means musicians are playing musical chairs, the real game

Apr 19, 08 9:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new law in Europe to protect employees from ear-damaging noises is stifling a surprise industry—orchestras. Conductors are taking it down a notch to comply, in one case canceling a world premiere because it exceeded the allowable decibels in rehearsal, the New York Times reports. At the Royal Opera... More »

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European Union • classical music • composer • noise • orchestra • conductor • decibel

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