Children’s ears are VERY sensitive and, without protection, can be damaged permanently VERY easily! Kudos to Drew Brees for recognizing the need for earmuffs!
“During the Super Bowl, the 1-year-old son of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was seen sporting ear muffs. As a story in today’s Science Times explains, they were far more than a winter fashion statement.
“The boy was wearing what looked like the headphones worn by his father’s coaches on the sidelines, but they were actually low-cost, low-tech earmuffs meant to protect his hearing from the stadium’s roar.
“Specialists say such safeguards are critical for young ears in a deafening world. Hearing loss from exposure to loud noises is cumulative and irreversible….
“’If a child attends only one loud sporting event, it isn’t a big deal. But for those kids who will be going to football games throughout their lives, as Drew Brees’s kids will, it’s a very big deal. A young, tender ear may not be able to withstand damage.’”
To learn more about children and the risk of hearing loss, read the full story, “’Want a Better Listener? Protect Those Ears’”
~ Article written by Joyce Cohen
View this article in it's originality and entirety @ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/health/02baby.html
If you think you have a hearing loss, or know someone who does, give me a call @ (877) HEAR-CLR for a FREE HEARING TEST, and lets get you/them fixed up (most times within 24 hours)!
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