Your Hearing May Be At Risk, Says Harvard Men’s Health Watch

Call it acoustic trauma or noise-induced hearing loss. By any name, it’s the most important preventable cause of permanent hearing loss. Up to 28 million Americans have impaired hearing; for as many as a third, acoustic trauma is a significant contributor, reports the December 2007 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. Acoustic trauma is a product of modern life. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Public Health on November 20th, 2007