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Article: Noise! Ten invisible pollution: loud sounds can hurt more than just your ears.(YOUR WORLD)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- January 1, 2006
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The roar of a passing train. The clamor of a construction site. The blast of a souped-up car stereo. For most young people, loud noises are part of life. Occasionally, though, noise isn't just a backdrop. Sometimes the sounds that occur in your environment can interfere with learning, create stress, and permanently damage hearing. The good news is that you can protect yourself from the more harmful effects of noise pollution.
More than 5 million Americans between the ages of 6 and 19 suffer from impaired hearing as a result of noise exposure, according to the National Center for Health Statistics' Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Hearing ...