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From: valhalla@nocturne.Eng.Sun.COM (Tony Danis)
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Subject: Possible Infant Hearing Loss
Keywords: Live Concert
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Date: 9 Apr 91 22:05:34 GMT
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   I have some lovable but perhaps rather naive friends who intend
   to take a 4-week-old infant to a Grateful Dead concert. This show
   will be outdoors, and we will be seated approximately 200 feet away
   from the sound system, which is rated over 50,000 watts maximum power.
   I have been to this venue (Shoreline, Ca.) many times, and at that 
   distance, depending on the band's whim, the sound can vary from a
   "loud conversation" level to thunderously uncomfortable.
   I am getting increasingly nervous about their plans to expose this
   virtual new-born to these sound levels. Could somebody with formal 
   training please send some information regarding any positive dangers
   associated with this activity? Thanks.