President's Prescription: Hearing Loss and Technology - KCBD NewsChannel 11

If you and your children are like many Americans, you spend much of your day plugged in to an MP3 player, computer or smart phone listening to your favorite music, audio books or videos.

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While the hearing loss may be only slight or mild, earlier studies have found that even mild hearing loss can negatively affect academic achievement and social interaction. For the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, I'm Dr. Tedd Mitchell, and this is the President's Prescription.

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