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May 18, 2006
Protect your child’s hearing
An estimated 5.2 million children ages 6 to 19 have some degree of noise-induced hearing loss in at least one ear, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
“Babies and toddlers frequently hold noisy toys close to their face or against their ears, exposing themselves to potentially harmful sound levels,” says Julee Sylvester of the Sight & Hearing Association, in St. Paul, Minn.
It’s hard to gauge when the damage occurs (and it’s impossible to undo it), so prevention is key, says J. Gail Neely, an ear-nose-throat specialist at the Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis.
By Kansas City Star
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/living/14601941.htm
Posted by 4HL on May 18, 2006 12:30 PM
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