Drinking may dampen short-term hearing: study


	Drinking may dampen short-term hearing: study

tabsey

10-1-2007 4:31 AM

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tabsey says:

I think it means that if you can't hear this clip, you may have been drinking. Maybe.

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10-1-2007 5:59 AM

debbyski

What did you say? Ok, bad joke

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