| Bob Seger, Jeff Beck, Sting, Eric
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| | strokes and a 20 percent to 25 percent
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| Clapton, Peter Frampton and Bob Dylan all
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| | drop in coronary disease. Where is All
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| have something in common. Their years of
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| | This Loud Noise Coming From? Noise from
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| hard rocking have left a mark on more
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| | all over -- work, traffic, music, TVs,
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| than just their fans -- after years of
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| | industry, people and more -- exists like
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| exposure to loud noise, they all now have
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| | never before. As a result, much of the
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| hearing impairments. But these hard
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| | population is now experiencing related
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| rockers are not alone. Exposure to
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| | hearing loss and other problems. "There's
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| excessive noise is, in fact, the most
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| | no question that baby boomers have been
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| common cause of hearing loss and the most
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| | exposed to different sources of noise
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| common work-related disease. Some 10
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| | than any generation before them," says
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| million Americans already have
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| | Dr. James F. Battey Jr., director of
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| permanently damaged hearing from loud
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| | NIDCD. "We're certainly seeing people in
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| noise. Another 30 million are at risk
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| | their 40s and 50s who notice their
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| right now in their homes, workplace and
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| | hearing is not as good as it used to be."
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| recreational settings, according to the
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| | Younger people are also at risk of future
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| National Institute on Deafness and Other
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| | problems, as exposure to noise via
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| Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
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| | earbuds or headphones attached to MP3
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| Surprisingly, though, hearing loss is
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| | players and other media devices is
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| only one health risk that arises from
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| | common. Many people may not even realize
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| loud noise exposure. There are several
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| | that they are listening to music at
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| other, serious, risks as well. According
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| | harmful levels. An April 2005 study by
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| to Eddie Chandler, a stress management
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| | National Acoustics Laboratories in
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| specialist, " ... Sounds can literally
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| | Australia, published in the International
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| make you sick. Noise pollution can
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| | Journal of Audiology, found that 25
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| increase your stress levels and create
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| | percent of people wearing headphones who
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| severe tension in your daily life. It can
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| | were stopped on city streets were
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| increase your heart rate, raise your
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| | listening at damaging volumes. "Safe"
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| blood pressure and even result in
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| | Noise Levels A safe average of noise for
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| insomnia." Acoustic Neuroma Tumor A study
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| | a 24-hour day is 70 dB, according to the
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| to be published in the February 2006
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| | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Any
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| Journal of Epidemiology found that
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| | noise that reaches 85 dB or more can
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| several years of repeated exposure to
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| | damage your hearing, but even a softer
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| loud noise increases the risk of
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| | noise can harm your health if it keeps
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| developing a non-cancerous tumor that
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| | you up at night (a 45-dB noise is loud
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| could cause hearing loss. People exposed
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| | enough to keep the average person awake)
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| to loud noise were 1.5 times more likely
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| | or irritates you. To put things into
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| to develop the tumor, called acoustic
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| | perspective, here's a list of some common
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| neuroma, than people who weren't exposed
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| | noise measurements: Quiet home: 20 dB
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| to loud noise on a regular basis. The
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| | Normal talking: 40 dB Ringing
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| slow-growing tumor gradually presses the
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| | telephone: 60 dB Air conditioner: 75 dB
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| cranial nerve that senses sound and helps
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| | Heavy traffic: 90 dB Subway train,
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| with balance. Symptoms, which typically
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| | honking horns, jack hammers: About 100 dB
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| become noticeable at age 50 or older,
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| | Typical nightclub: 110 dB Ears
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| include hearing loss and ringing in the
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| | register pain: 120 dB Loud music, jet
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| ears (tinnitus). Noise Increases Heart
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| | take-off: About 120 dB Noise-Reducing
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| Attack Risk Prolonged exposure to high
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| | Tips To keep noise to a minimum in your
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| noise levels also increases the risk of a
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| | home, or to protect your hearing if you
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| heart attack, according to a study
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| | must be in a noisy environment, try these
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| published in the European Heart Journal.
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| | tips from the previous article "Noise
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| The study involved 4,000 people who had
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| | Pollution: How Bad is it, How Bad Could
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| been admitted to Berlin hospitals from
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| | it Get, What are the Effects?": Wear
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| 1998 to 2001. When it came to
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| | earplugs in noisy places Turn down the
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| environmental noise (heavy traffic,
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| | volume on radios, personal headsets and
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| machines like lawn mowers, yelling kids
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| | TVs Try muting your TV during the
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| and barking dogs), it was found that:
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| | commercials, or leaving it off all
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| Men who were exposed for a prolonged
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| | together and reading a book instead
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| length of time had a 50 percent higher
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| | Sound-treat your home by putting heavy
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| risk of heart attack than those not
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| | curtains on windows, rugs on the floors
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| exposed. Women who had been exposed to
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| | and sealing all air leaks Consider
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| noise had a three times higher risk. "We
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| | adding acoustical tile to your ceilings
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| feel that, if you have a higher and
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| | and walls Put on some light music, like
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| longer exposure to noise, either
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| | the Pure Relaxation CD, to buffer outside
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| environmental or workplace noise, you are
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| | noise that you can't control Use
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| at a higher risk for a heart attack,"
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| | sound-blocking headphones to listen to
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| said lead investigator Dr. Stefan
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| | music/TV without the disturbance of
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| Willich. Risk of High Blood Pressure Goes
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| | outside noises, and without disturbing
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| Up Another study by University of
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| | those around you Look for quieter home
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| Michigan researchers, published in the
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| | appliances Take a drive in a rural area
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| Archives of Environmental Health, found
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| | to escape city noise for a day This
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