Keen golfers are being warned by doctors that the could be risking their hearing for their sport.
Players who use a new generation of thin faced titanium drivers to propel the ball further should consider wearing ear plugs.
Ear specialists suspect the 'sonic' boom of the club head makes when it strikes the ball damaged the hearing of a 55 yearold golfer they treated.
The case is discussed in the British Medical Journal in its recent issue.
Happy Landings
Players who use a new generation of thin faced titanium drivers to propel the ball further should consider wearing ear plugs.
Ear specialists suspect the 'sonic' boom of the club head makes when it strikes the ball damaged the hearing of a 55 yearold golfer they treated.
The case is discussed in the British Medical Journal in its recent issue.
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