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Protect your ears; lower the volume

Doris Charnock | Letter to the Editor

Saturday, July 04, 2009

As someone who is losing her hearing, I am begging everyone to lower the noise volume!

Hearing aids are expensive. I paid almost $5,000 for my hearing aids, plus buying batteries every month. Hearing aids help, but they do not restore normal hearing.

Medicare will not pay for hearing aids. Hearing loss is emotionally devastating. Sometimes loud noise will cause an instant headache and/or nausea. People with normal hearing find it tiring to communicate with us.

Consumer Reports magazine states that a noise level of more than 70 decibels will cause hearing loss. Dr. Brian Figor, director of diagnostic audiology at Children's Hospital in Boston says, "We are prematurely aging our ears."

If you are interested in learning about hearing loss, contact the Hearing Loss Association of America, www.hearingloss.org, or at (301) 657-2248.

Doris Charnock

Augusta

From the Saturday, July 04, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle

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