Convertible cars pose hearing risk
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Driving in a convertible car can be bad for your hearing, scientists have warned.
A team from the Ear Institute of Texas and the Saint Louis University School of Medicine found that in four of the five convertible cars tested, sound levels exceeded the volume at which workers in the UK must legally get hearing protection.
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