Prolonged exposure to loud noise alters how the brain processes speech, which may affect the ability to distinguish speech, a study has found

Raquel Martínez-Vega, Teresa Partearroyo, Néstor Vallecillo, Gregorio Varela-Moreiras, María A. Pajares, Isabel Varela-Nieto
The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.07.011

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