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Local teen’s project sheds light on earbuds, hearing issues BY CARL KOTALA
Noah Richter has a message for his fellow teenagers: Be careful how loud and how long you listen to your music. For his senior project at Edgewood Junior/Senior High School, the Viera resident is launching a campaign to coincide with National Hearing Day on March 3. Richter’s goal is to increase awareness of hearing loss in teenagers and young adults due to listening to music using earbuds at high volume levels and for a long period of time.
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“You don’t think of this as a serious problem, because most people think of hearing loss as something you don’t have to worry about until you’re 70 or 80”
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— Noah Richter
Using various research sites and journals, Richter discovered that 1 in 5 teenagers in the United States (and 1 in 6 worldwide) have experienced hearing loss due to unsafe use of personal audio devices. That’s an increase of 31 percent during the past 20 years. What’s more, there are 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults worldwide who are at risk.
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Viera resident and Edgewood High senior Noah Richter listens to music through over-the-ear headphones. As part of his senior project, Richter is warning fellow teens about the dangers of using earbuds.
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