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Listen. Hear!

3 April 2009 :
Listen. Hear! is a new campaign designed to make people think twice about the way they listen to music, so that what they hear today will not be gone tomorrow. 

MP3 players can kill on the roads

5 November 2008 :
MP3 players and iPods could mean the difference between life and death when crossing the road, pedestrians are being warned by Deafness Research UK during Road Safety Week (10-16 November).

Trouble with your ears?

15 August 2008 :
Help is at hand for the many thousands each year who suffer painful and debilitating ear complaints, many of which are avoidable with better ear hygiene and prompt medical attention, thanks to our recently published leaflet called ‘Trouble With Your Ears?’.

Roadshow warns of MP3 “timebomb”

11 July 2008 :
Deafness Research UK has launched an innovative new roadshow to remind young people of the risks they face to their hearing from loud music if they don’t turn down the volume on their MP3 players.

Look after your ears while flying

23 May 2008 :
As millions of holiday-makers prepare to fly out of Britain this Bank Holiday and for their upcoming summer holidays, we should be taking more care of our health – and particularly our ears.

Noise pollution has huge impact on health

24 August 2007 :
Alarming new evidence from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that thousands of people around the world may be dying prematurely or succumbing to disease through the effects of chronic noise exposure.

One gene makes earwax wet or dry

30 January 2006 :
Whether your earwax is wet or dry is determined by a mutation in a single gene, scientists have discovered.

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