Hearing loss among teenagers is getting worse

Music + earbuds?

From the Washington Post -

The prevalence of hearing loss increased from 14.9 percent in the 1988-94 period to 19.5 percent in the 2005-06 period, a rise of about 31 percent, the researchers reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The majority of hearing loss was slight, but the prevalence of mild or worse hearing loss increased 77 percent. One in 20 children in this age group had mild or worse hearing loss, according to the most recent survey. High-frequency hearing loss was more common than that in low frequencies. Most of the time the loss was in one ear. Girls were much less likely than boys to have lost some hearing.  

Comments

[bxgrrl]

now they have an excuse for not listening to you

[Tom Faranda]

HA! I dont think Joe or Tim feel they need an excuse ...

In a message dated 8/19/2010 12:31:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

[Rebecca Kavel]

Hearing loss is a serious and sad condition. I hope people would be educated on the causes, factors, and ways to prevent hearing loss, especially in teenagers and young children.