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Can our college students hear?

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According to a study for the University of Tennessee's Noise Laboratory, 60 percent of American college students suffer from some high-frequency hearing loss. The main cause of this premature deafness is noise. Hearing loss has long been linked to exposure to noise. Sustained loud noises -- from vehicles, jet aircraft, stereos, food processors - destroys the ears' tiny hair cells.

 


 

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