NYTimes.com:
Specialists say such safeguards, such as ear muffs at loud
stadiums, are critical for young ears in a deafening world.
Hearing loss from exposure to loud noises is cumulative and
irreversible; if such exposure starts in infancy, children can
live "half their lives with hearing loss," said Brian Fligor,
director of diagnostic audiology at Children's Hospital
Boston.
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Protecting hearing at an early age
4 March 2010
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.5.024132
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EISSN:1945-0699
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