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The world is getting faster. The world is getting smaller. The world is getting, well, fill in the blank. One thing you never hear is “the world is getting quieter”! On this week’s Health Show we’ll climb that ever growing wall of sound and see how it’s affecting our lives and our health. We’ll talk to an audiologist about the latest in hearing aid technology...then we’ll head across the ocean to explore what classical music is doing to the hearing of some musicians in Europe...and return home to hear how loud motorcycles are affecting life in a resort town in the heartland.
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SHHHHHHHHH!
We live in a world that's filled with noise...and when things get too loud, the different sounds can affect us in many different of ways. Kyle Norris talks to one man who says that loud noises are a health, ethical, and environmental issue.
They're NOT Mumbling...It's Your Ears!
So, I think we can determine that the world won’t be getting any quieter any time soon...and that’s a problem. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that almost 28 million people in the US suffer from a hearing loss, yet fewer than 7 million use a hearing aid. Here to talk about hearing problems and solutions is Kate Mead, an audiologist at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady, New York. Bob Barrett asked her to describe her typical patient.
Musicians Face A Classic Dilemma
These kids today with their music..it’s just noise. Many of us have heard that...recently a few of us have said it! So what is music, a joy to the ear...or a health hazard? The European Union has decided to turn down the volume on people who make noise for a living, including classical musicians. Radio Netherlands’ Barbara Gruber went to a rehearsal of the Muenster Orchestra find out how noisy music can get...and the health hazard it may pose.
Loud Pipes Annoy Lives
If someone wanted to escape the noisy world for some peace and quiet and relaxation...the historic Ozarks spa resort of Eureka Springs used to be just the spot. That is until legions of motorcycle tourists took over. Now the noise is driving some residents to take measures to protect their sanity...as well as their hearing. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
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