A generation at risk for hearing loss from exposure to loud music

Smiling woman with earphones relaxing at desk

Smiling woman with earphones relaxing at desk Source: AAP

Experts fear constant exposure to audio played straight into our ears could be creating a prematurely deaf generation of Australian. But will expensive headphones protect our hearing better than cheaper models? Yin Wu talks to Melbourne GP Wang Zhao.



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