The radio ear-pieces worn by police officers may be harmful to their hearing, according to a large online survey by University of Manchester hearing researchers. Published in Trends in Hearing, the study was mainly funded by the Medical Research Council. Respondents were members of a long-term project on police health at Imperial College London,...
  • mjrEnglish
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    9 小时前

    Well, yes, if it’s in-ear, you have to be really careful with the volume, and they’re more annoying to remove and take a break than headphones or bone conductors. I wonder if they’ll do the more accurate tests, or if they’ll fear that could open the door to injury compensation claims.

  • Simon_M@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    8 小时前

    SO this is specific to police radio earpieces, and no other kind of in ear pods?