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Sounding the Alarm on Unsafe Noise

Audiologists Create Device to Help Protect Hearing

December 1, 2003

Audiologists have invented a device consisting of earplugs that are inserted in the ears contain tiny microphones that connect to the ESP. When noise levels reach dangerous levels, a red light flashes on the device. At the end of the day, the device can be connected to a PC to display your total percentage of noise exposure that day.


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