Health Update: Saturday night fever affects teenage ears

DISCOS abroad may be the high point of the holiday for some, but the loud music can leave young people with tinnitus, or constant ringing in the ears, warns the British Tinnitus Association. Many sufferers are teenagers who have been listening to music which is too loud for the human ear to stand, it reports. Disco music can reach 115 decibels or more; the association says 80 decibels is the safe limit.