SPEAKING OF OLD NEWS

I think I first read about hearing loss in HS & college students 40 (forty) years ago.

Many teens have permanent ringing in the ears

By Kathryn Doyle

NEW YORK | Thu Aug 1, 2013 3:57pm EDT

(Reuters Health) - One in five high schoolers has permanent ringing in the ears, and few take measures to protect their ears from loud music, according to a new study.

Those numbers are surprisingly similar to results of a study of college-aged adults, said lead author Annick Gilles, a clinical audiologist at Antwerp University Hospital in Edegem, Belgium.