I Like it Loud: Noise-Related Hearing Loss? Not Likely, Says New Study

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1:15 pm - Tue, Sep 21, 2010: 3 notes

I Like it Loud: Noise-Related Hearing Loss? Not Likely, Says New Study

Scientists say that loud music isn’t so detrimental to your hearing as you may have been led to believe.

We all surely remember what our parents drilled into our brains about listening to loud music: Turn that sh*t down or you’ll go deaf! As it turns out, the prevalence of young people suffering from hearing loss thanks to loud music may be much lower than previously believed, according to a new report published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Although the latest findings go against recent research, the researchers warned that we should still be cautious of our exposure to loud noises over time.

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