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Science agrees that listening to music at too high a volume can be dangerous, even for the young. Dr. Sandra Levey of New York City's Lehman College says 13% of teenagers aged 16 to 19 already show signs of noise-induced hearing loss. The inner ear contains small hair cells that vibrate against an inner membrane, generating an electrical signal that the brain interprets as sound, Levey explains. When bombarded by loud volumes over an extended period of time, these hair cells die off. The result is hearing loss, and potentially an array of other nasty consequences. A study...
...levels generally consider it a safe level for extended exposure. But Grimes says some people's ears are more susceptible to damage than others, which makes it hard to set definitive standards. In general, the softer the volume - and the shorter the duration - the lower the risk of hearing loss...
...hard to imagine how this will be enforced, although the handbook says that "actions will be properly documented and subject to residential judicial consequences. Any flagrant violation [...] will result in immediate loss of guest privileges for a specified time period...
...strong Quaker offensive in the first half, survived three penalty corners in a row, and shifted the momentum in its favor. When sophomore Allie Kimmel scored at 27:08, it appeared that Crimson had stifled a Penn team and was about to send the Quakers to their fourth straight loss...
...Crimson’s perfect record was marred by the No. 6 Demon Deacons Saturday evening in Winston-Salem, N.C. No. 8 Harvard (6-1-0) took its first loss of the season, 1-0, at the hands of Wake Forest (5-1-1) in a non-conference matchup...