Noise-cancelling headphones may cause hearing problems- Reading

What are people wearing besides headphones?

• perfume

• earbuds

• seatbelts

• contact lenses

Who are headphones becoming more popular with?

• office workers

• the elderly

• children

• the younger generation

Who did the BBC talk to?

• audiologists

• anthropologists

• archaeologists

• apologists

What are young people having more difficulties in processing?

• computer code

• life

• sounds

• food

What are some young people unsure of?

• which headphones to buy

• where sounds are coming from

• whether to buy headphones or earbuds

• which volume level to choose

What is the job of Dr Renee Almeida?

• She's an audiologist.

• She's a journalist.

• She's a surgeon.

• She's an artist.

What did Dr Almeida say we need to hear?

• good music

• the spoken word

• many kinds of sounds

• good news

What should we do to sounds we don't think are important?

• filter them out

• listen harder

• ignore them

• record them

What did Dr Almeida say are different?

• hearing and listening

• accents

• the pitch of sounds

• the tempo of speech

What important sound might people "forget" to hear?

• C# major

• the alarm clock

• the door bell

• cars beeping