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Study: NASCAR Poses Major Hearing Loss Risk

By Andrew SchneiderAug 17th 2010 – 11:47AM
Grant Halverson, Getty Images

Grant Halverson, Getty Images

(Aug. 17) -- Stock car racing is growing faster than any other U.S. spectator sport, attracting more than 75 million TV viewers while another 8 million rabid fans crowd the stands, pits and infield at the almost 100 races each year. But those NASCAR fans, as well as the pit crews and drivers, are being exposed repeatedly...

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