Worries About Danger Of Noise To Ears

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30725, 14 April 1965, Page 14

Worries About Danger Of Noise To Ears

fN.Z. Press Association) WHANGAREI. April 13. The Beatles and jet planes were discussed when a remit on noise and the damage excessive noise can do to the human ear was placed before the thirty-second annual conference of the New Zealand League for the Hard of Hearing in Whangarei. Forwarded by the Welling-

ton branch, the remit urged the Government to give urgent consideration to means of dealing with the noise hazard of jet planes to pilots “Pilots are very concerned and disturbed about the deterioration of their hearing since flying jet aeroplanes.” said Dr. S. Mulholland, of Wellington. “We understand this problem has been overcome in England by providing pilots with special ear protection equipment,” she said. “The question of noise, not only in the aviation field, is becoming a disturbing factor." Another Wellington delegate, Mrs L. C. Smith, said the noise created at concerts held by the Beatles when they were in New Zealand was apparently loud enough to be damaging to the ear, she told a friend who attended one of the concerts and who had after effects lasting a wek Dr. A. C. Miller, an audiotologist from Auckland, said noise level tests had been taken in some Auckland Saturday-night dance halls and the noise level was found, in several cases, to be dangerous. Dr. Miller said the Government was investigating the jet problem and forms of ear protection were being tested. But he urged the conference to pass the remit because “any publicity on this matter is a good thing.” The remit was passed.