8 - Friday, February 24, 1984 - North Shore News

A NORTH Vancouver doctor

fears growing

popularity of cordless telephones may lead to an in-
crease in hearing problems among unwary users.

By MARK HAMILTON

Dr. Desmond Bell, an
otologist, says he is aware of
two recent cases in which
users of the cordless
telephones may have suffered
permanent ear damage.

(One of those cases was

detailed in a letter to the
editor published in the
News.)

Bell says his concern about
the telephones grew after
reading the letter to the editor
and treating a similar case.

His research has led him to

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discover there have been 12
recorded cases of permanent
ear damage in the United
States.

The problem, says Bell,
comes with incorrect usage of
the telephones and because of
their differences from or-
dinary phones.

While the ring of an or-
dinary telephone is produced
by a bell inside the main body
of the phone, cordless phone
rings are transmitted through
the earpiece.

At the same time, the ring-

ing must be turned off by the -

user — by using a small
switch on the handset~> —

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FORMER NORTH Vancouver City alderman
Gary Payne has been named chairman of the
Lonsdale Quay Development Board.

GARY PAYNE
-.. Named to board

By NEWS STAFF

Payne, who represented
the city on the board until his
decision not to run again in
last Novemeber’s civic elec
tion, replaces the late Derek
Inman.

The development board ts
a group representing the city,
the B.C. Development Cor
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while ordinary telephones
stop ringing when the
receiver is picked up.

If the ringer is not shut off
by the user, the cordless
telephone continues to ring.
Because the earpiece is right
against. the ear, the high
decibel level sound can cause
permanent damage.

Bell -says decibel levels
range between 123 and 141.
Lower levels may cause tem-
porary hearing loss, as well,
Bell warns.

The small number of in-
cidents so far, Bell says, in-
dicates most people with cor-

_dless phones are using them

properly.

He wants, however, people
to be aware of the potential
for problems.

of years.
Eric Martin, general
manager of the Lonsdale

Quay project, announced
Payne’s appointment = this
week. At the same time, Mar-
tn said he expects to be able
to announce soon that a con
tract has been signed for a
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NEWS photo Elisworth Dickson

An eagle’s-eye view

IT TOOK an eagle-eyed News photographer to spot this eagle perched in the leafless bran-
ches of a tree along Dollarton Highway Wednesday. Elisworth Dickson spotted the resting

eagle near Cates Park. It's one of several that have moved into the area to feed along
Seymour River and other North Shore waterways.

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