[BC] Digital Intgerference

[Rich Wood]

------ At 05:05 AM 12/19/2005, Milton R. Holladay Jr. wrote: -------

>One factor thay hasn't been mentioned is _hearing loss_; how much and at
>what age is it occurring, these days ? Hopefully, it's negligible. Does
>anyone know the stats ?

Most audiologists who deal with school kids will tell you their 
hearing loss begins very early. Stand near a kid on the NY subway 
who's wearing earbuds. Even with the ambient noise level of the 
subway (squealing brakes, alone, are over 110dB) you can still hear 
remnants of music from their headsets. I've actually seen people take 
their lives in their hands and ask a kid to turn it down.

I have a few friends who are school principals. One of their biggest 
problems is the inability of kids to hear the teacher.

Rich

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