{
  "id": 164534,
  "title": "Chinese student suffers temporary hearing loss after 4 hours of cicada noise while camping",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/chinese-student-suffers-temporary-hearing-loss-after-4-hours-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T06:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/environment/article/3362987/chinese-student-suffers-temporary-hearing-loss-after-4-hours-cicada-noise-while-camping"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An 18-year-old boy in eastern China suffered temporary hearing impairment after being exposed to the droning of cicadas for several hours. This news garnered significant attention on social media, amassing 4.5 million views, as many believe that natural sounds are harmless to their health. According to Shandian News, the boy, identified by his surname Yang, lives in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}