[Eric]

In article ,
I. Care wrote:

The UK Online News "Times Online" (www.timesonline.co.uk) has reported a
study by an organization called Deafness Research UK that suggests young
people who constantly listen to personal stereos through headphones are
permanently damaging their hearing much sooner than their parents did.


http://tinyurl.com/j3k4n

This made me think of a recent Assoc. Press article I read. I don't know
enough about it to add my own comments, so I'll merely pass along the
link:

"Study: Blacks Hear Better Than Whites
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By MIKE STOBBE Associated Press Writer
June 15,2006 | ATLANTA -- Black adults hear better than white adults, a
government study found. The study also found that women hear better than
men, and that overall, hearing in the United States is about the same as
it was 35 years ago, despite the advent of ear-blasting devices such as
the Walkman and the iPod.
snip"

full article (day pass may be required, but it's free):
http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/D8I90I3O0.html

the federal National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, who
did the study:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh

Discuss.

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