 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
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Listen to those experts! New legislation means that anyone working in a music venue where noise levels exceed 85 decibels - the level at which hearing is put at risk - will have to wear protective ear plugs. In Deaf Awareness Week, HILARIE STELFOX reports on the effects of noise pollution Hearing loss can never be repaired, but there are a number of things younger people can do to make sure they might never suffer from it.(Features)
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Byline: HILARIE STELFOX
MY COLLEAGUES say I must be feeling my age because I have developed an aversion to noisy pubs and clubs.
Even a trip to the bowling alley has become something of an ordeal. The last time we went to the Hollywood Bowl in Bradford I spent the whole session shouting at the top of my voice in order to be heard, and wincing at the way the music pierced my eardrums.
Everyone in our party of eight agreed that the noise levels were ...
