Music to your ears? Evidence of damage to hearing from music

Many people listen to loud music without realizing that this can affect their hearing. This could lead to difficulties in understanding speech during age-related hearing loss which affects up to half of people over the age of 65. New research has examined the cellular mechanisms that underlie hearing loss and tinnitus triggered by exposure to loud sound.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 18, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news