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Pop a Pill, Save Your Hearing

Posted by michael on from the pull-string-gun-go-boom dept.

powlow writes "People who've had their ears damaged by gunfire, jackhammers or punk rock have traditionally had two choices: get hearing aids, or suffer in silence. But a new set of drugs, about to be tested on Marine recruits, is showing promise as a way to protect ears against the din."

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  1. Get some facts right by b00m3rang · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Rush hasn't been charged with anything, he voluntarily went into rehab. If he had been arrested and convicted with 5000 pills, the story would probably have been different. Law enforcement have yet to be involved in his situation, although he was part of an investigation.

  2. That being the case.. by b00m3rang · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That being the case, the Anonymous poster's comments are even less relevant.