Read the text below and insert a word or phrase from the list below in the gaps 1-12. There are three words or phrases you do not need to use. 0 is an example.
Children are not listen to music for more than one hour a day
Teenagers and young adults (0) should listen to music on headphones for no more than one hour per day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
The global health authority has (1) ……………. that 1.1 billion 12 to 35-year-olds are at risk of hearing loss (2) ……………. “unsafe use” of personal audio (3) ……………. including smartphones, together with exposure to damaging levels of sounds in nightclubs, bars and at sporting events.
Nearly half of all young people in middle and high (4) ……………. countries were putting themselves at risk of tinnitus and, in extreme cases, irreversible hearing loss, they said.
Exposure to 100 decibels (dB) for 15 minutes is classified as unsafe, as is 85dB for eight hours. The maximum volume on some music players, (5) ……………. noise levels in clubs, often exceed 100dB while 85dB is close to the noise level in a (6) ……………. car.
The WHO recommended limiting the use of personal music players, and wearing (7) ……………. when visiting noisy venues.
“As they (8) ……………. their daily lives doing what they enjoy, more and more young people are placing (9) ……………. at risk of hearing loss,” said Dr Etienne Krug, WHO director for injury prevention said. “They should be aware that (10) ……………. you lose your hearing, it won’t come back. Taking simple (11) ……………. actions will allow people to continue to enjoy themselves without putting their hearing at risk.”
Noise levels in the workplace should not exceed 85dB, the WHO said, (12) ……………. those who work in nightclubs and at sporting events should take particular caution.
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