Noisy toys can damage kids&#39; ears, experts warn
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Noisy toys could be doing more harm than simply driving haggard parents up the wall. A new study suggests they could also be damaging children&#39;s&#39; hearing.
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What happens when you make music out of kids' toys subjected to Borg-like modifications in front of an audience of preschoolers and parents? You'll have to attend one of Dan Evans Farkas' concerts to find out. Audio and video samples included. Alexander Gelfand reports from New York.
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Parents heading out to buy holiday gifts, listen up. There&#39;s a warning out Wednesday about extremely violent and explicit video games.
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As local kids make their holiday lists, parents might want to check them twice for potentially dangerous toys. Consumer advocates yesterday released a list of 61 toys they contend have deficient labeling or hazardous parts.
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MONTREAL - A group of hearing specialists from across the country says Canada&#39;s laws governing the noise level of childrens&#39; toys are too lenient.
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At what decibel level does noise start to do irreparable hearing damage?
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SUNDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- This Christmas, experts are advising that Santa skip the video games and bring kids toys that exercise more than just their thumbs.
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MP3 players should carry warnings that users risk damage to their hearing, deafness experts say.
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Ten or more years of mobile phone use can dramatically increase the risk of developing a benign tumor on the auditory nerve, according to a study conducted by the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.
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Vulnerable children subjected to 'inappropriate and invasive' tests, hearing told.
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Air fresheners, furniture polish and household cleaners may increase the risk of asthma in young children, a study has found. Those exposed to fumes from common domestic products
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A study of 14,000 children published in the journal &#39;Thorax&#39; has suggested that exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children.
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checking for them by hand before buying -- because children could choke on them, consumer advocates said in an annual warning on toy safety.
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SATURDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- About one in eight -- or about 5 million -- American youngsters have noise-induced hearing loss, something that's entirely preventable, says the American Academy of Audiology.
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It&#39;s the middle of the night and your child, who&#39;s been sick with a cold, is making the strangest noises you&#39;ve ever heard; it almost sounds like a seal barking.
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DÃSSELDORF, GERMANY - Careful -- some mobile phone tunes could be hazardous to your health.
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A tiny portion of the inner ear has apparently ensured that we&#39;re wired for sound. Researchers have long sought the missing link in the ear&#39;s conversion of sound waves into electrical signals that the brain can recognize as distinct sounds.