The Rock Concert Pill
2002-08-28
Researchers have designed a pill to prevent the hearing loss caused by loud rock music and other deafening noise. Animal tests suggest it may work weeks after the earsplitting event has taken place. “The data suggest you could take it before going into battle?or into a rock concert,” says David Karlman, chairman of American Biohealth. The Deafness Research Foundation estimates that 10 million hearing impairments in the U.S. come from exposure to loud sounds.
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