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Hearing Loss
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Damage from unsafe listening can [blank] over the life course. A study discovered that young people regularly listen to music at unsafe noise levels and concluded that [blank] safer listening practices was urgent. Sensory cells and structures in the ear can become [blank] from being exposed to sound at excessive volumes. If left unchecked for too long, it can cause [blank] damage, such as deafness.
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Damage from unsafe listening can worsen over the life course. A study discovered that young people regularly listen to music at unsafe noise levels and concluded that promoting safer listening practices was urgent. Sensory cells and structures in the ear can become fatigued from being exposed to sound at excessive volumes. If left unchecked for too long, it can cause permanent damage, such as deafness.
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