Though Japan Tobacco has more than two-thirds of the Japanese cigarette market--Japanese are still heavy smokers, and its MildSeven brand is the Japanese salaryman's emblematic gasper--sales are slowing.
The reduction in performance on these tasks associated with a 25-decibel hearing loss (classified as "mild") was equivalent to an ageing effect of seven years in cognitive abilities.
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