A report from the United Kingdom shows that 9 out 10 young people exhibit signs of hearing loss after just one night out, but they do nothing about it. The report, which was sponsored by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), found that roughly 70 percent of clubbers and concert goers, and about 45 percent of bar drinkers suffer symptoms such as dullness of hearing and ringing in the ears.
In a survey of 1,381 people between the ages of 16 and 30, more than half said that they went to a bar at least once a week where they had to shout to be heard. About the same number went to loud nightclubs at least once every month. Only one-fourth of those surveyed, though, believed that the music in clubs and bars was too loud, and only a third believed hearing loss would have an impact on their lives.
The RNID is urging clubbers to protect their hearing with reusable earplugs. Dr. John Low, chief executive of RNID, said, "Our research shows most young people have experienced the first signs of permanent hearing damage after a night out, yet have no idea how to prevent it. With regular exposure to music at high volumes in clubs, gigs and bars, it is only too easy to clock up noise doses that could damage their hearing forever."
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