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The huge domed ceilings are awe-inspiring, but combined with bare floors and the clatter of commuters, they make New York City’s Grand Central Station an acoustic nightmare. However, thanks to the miracle of the hearing loop, people can now bypass that background noise via loudspeaker train announcements beamed directly to their hearing aids.
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