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Hearing loss is treatable -- have your hearing checked today
Published July 6, 2009, 12:10 am, Lexington Clipper-Herald
(ARA) - There is no specific symptom and rarely an "Ah-ha!" moment that lets you know you're losing your hearing. Rather, hearing loss is most often gradual. It affects millions of people, is one of the most common American health problems and often goes undetected.
Oh, My Ears! Screeching Subway Noise Does Damage
Published July 4, 2009, 9:46 am, NBC New York
All straphangers get annoyed by the screeching, screaming sound of subways roaring down the track at one point or another, but that doesn't keep many from keeping far from the yellow line. Step back, because... Sponsored Topics: Subway - Business - Transportation and Logistics - Urban Transport - Transit Systems
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Published July 4, 2009, 3:27 am, New York Post
Say what?! Noise from screeching brakes and roaring trains on subway platforms is so harsh on the ears that it can cause "permanent, irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss," a new study in a top medical journal found. Researchers said that...
Mass transit noise may threaten passengers' hearing
Published July 3, 2009, 8:20 am, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Noise from public transportation, especially subways, may be loud enough to harm some passengers' hearing, a new study suggests.
Share the music with the kids
Published July 1, 2009, 12:06 am, Poughkeepsie Journal
When I had a child, I feared my carefree concert-going days were over. And while you definitely don't have the same freedoms you did when you went solo, going to outdoor summer concerts and festivals is doable.
Engineer begins £1m case against MoD for Iraq injuries
Published June 29, 2009, 11:29 am, Daily Telegraph
An electrical engineer who was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Basra has described the moment he lost his right arm and most of the shoulder as he began his action for compensation at the High Court.
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