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Apple Hearing Study Suggests An Estimated 1 in 3 Americans Are Regularly Exposed to Excessive Noise
Extrapolating data collected from 130,000 Apple Hearing Study volunteers who contributed readings from their Apple Watch between November 2019 and December 2022, the University of Michigan estimated that 77 million adults across the United States are consistently exposed to high noise levels.
According to the World Health Organization and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, an annual average noise exposure level of 70 decibels (dBA) poses no risk for hearing loss, but exposure over 70 dBA can result in damage to hearing.
The study assumes that people with repeated daily average noise exposures over 70 dBA likely have an annual noise exposure over 70 dBA, which researchers say can result in hearing issues, irritation, heart problems, and sleep disturbances, in addition to impacting mental health. Higher noise levels for longer time periods can increase risk.
The Apple Watch has a built-in feature for detecting environmental sound level, and it collects data to tabulate an average daily environmental sound exposure level. The information collected by the watch can be located in the Hearing section of the Health app.
The Health app will let you know if your noise exposure levels are below 75 dB on average and are “OK,” or if you have been repeatedly exposed to higher levels of sound that can impact your health. At 80 dB, 40 hours of exposure over seven days could potentially result in damage, but at 120 dB, 14 seconds over seven days could cause problems. The Apple Watch is able to send an alert when it detects a harmful noise level so you can move to a quieter location.
People in Puerto Rico, Delaware, Rhode Island, Mississippi, and Connecticut experienced the highest noise pollution levels, and adults aged 35 to 44 were more likely to be exposed to high noise levels compared to those in other age groups.
Additional details about the study can be found in the full blog post on the University of Michigan website. To cut down on hearing damage, researchers recommend that those regularly exposed to excessive noise pollution move away from noisy areas and take “quiet breaks,” buy quiet appliances, and wear ear muffs and ear plugs when possible.
This article, “Apple Hearing Study Suggests An Estimated 1 in 3 Americans Are Regularly Exposed to Excessive Noise” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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CoD: Modern Warfare 2 Leak Suggests Iconic Sniper Could Arrive In Season 3
Ever since Season 2 Reloaded went live in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, data miners have been sifting through the game files for hints of what to expect with future updates. A recent leak suggests several potential weapons could arrive in Season 3, including the iconic Intervention sniper rifle.
Originally, a group of Call of Duty leakers known as Task Force Leakers 141 tweeted claims that the FR 5.56, based on the Famas, could arrive in Season 3. A follow-up tweet has included a larger list of 13 different weapons found in the game files, which could all potentially arrive sometime in Season 3 or beyond. The list shows a lot of weapons with placeholder names, but the data miners claim one of the weapons is the Intervention sniper rifle, which was originally introduced and made popular in 2009’s Modern Warfare 2.
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