Active noise-cancelling headphones confusion

April 13, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I recall an article you wrote some years ago about the popular active noise-cancelling headphones sold by Bose, Sony and others. You were critical, and it seemed of the opinion that many of their ads were close to being...

Not just hair stylists at risk for hearing loss

January 29, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Looking for a new hair blower? Any Target, RiteAid, Walmart or beauty supply store will have dozens, promising to make the user look like a Vogue or GQ model. The boxes state wattage, describe ceramic or...

Use a hair blower, go deaf

January 22, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Our wives work as hair stylists in a relatively small town in California’s Central Valley. We are all very close, went to the same high school, got married right after graduation, the girls...