Turn Down Your Ipod?

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The surge in sales of iPods and other portable music players in recent years could mean many more people will develop hearing loss, experts fear.
If the volume through headphones is too high, there is a real risk of permanent damage to hearing, they say.

Sydney's National Acoustic Laboratories found a quarter of personal music system users in a random sample listened to music at dangerous volumes.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4162028.stm

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1. Jeez - how long have they been saying that?!

I remember that when I was a kid, talking about Walkmans...

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2. LOL

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4. What did you say?

LOL...Yes, I too was told that my Walkman would deafen me. I can still hear just fine.

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3. It's more a problem with the headphones.

The kind which cover your whole ear and create a seal
with foam have the potential to cause harm.

Most modern head/ear phones aren't sealed.