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Earbud Headphones May Cause Hearing Loss
benr writes "According to an AP report, the earbud headphones that are so popular for ipods and other portable devices may lead to hearing loss. From the article: "The big culprits aren't the devices themselves, but the tiny 'ear bud' style headphones that the music players use. 'Unfortunately, the earbuds are even more likely to cause hearing loss than the muff-type earphones that were used on Walkman and portable CD players'""
say what?!
Loud stuff hurts ears.
Your head is nothing without a good pair of muffs on it. (In my opinion...)
I suggest you read Slashdot
I've never heard of such a thing!
*snicker*
What was that?
(Ok, not quite as funny as doing it in person, but I've not left my parent's basement for months now.)
I could not justify my existence if I were a turkey farmer. Would I terminate myself? Undoubtably, yes.
'my ear still isn't at "peak efficiency". Won't make that mistake twice.'
It could be beneficial to make the mistake twice... at least your hearing would be balanced.
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I'm fairly sure the loudness in movie previews is caused by a tendency in recent years for audio producers to make a sound "louder" by amplifying the audio signal.
You're fairly sure it's louder because they're making it louder?
"Sufferin' succotash."
I really don't see the point you're trying to make with that statement.
He's trying to prove that music elitists can find some way to insert a jab at popular music in any conversation, regardless of the relevance.
"European iPods ship with a volume limiter"
Another proof that USA is the land of unlimited options.
Obviously, we need more muff-type devices! I mean really, what problem couldn't be solved by making things more muff-like?
or risk losing his hearing from that headphone he wears in his ear.
But it is in OS X RIGHT NOW!
...sigh...
Will it be in Vista? Well that's the "promess" (GRAMMAR NAZIS BEWARE pun was intentional) MS has made. We all know they would never postpone features in an OS or the OS alltogether.
Customer: "When will I have real security?"
MS: "Longhorn"
Customer: "and sane resource allocation and os-overhead?"
MS: "Longhorn"
Customer: (getting the hang of this) "portable fusion reactors, cheap antigravity and warp-drives?"
MS: "Longhorn"
Customer: "When is Longhorn coming"
MS: "It won't it's called Vista now"
Customer: "But it's the same as longhorn"
MS: "Of course, exactly the same, except for a few features that will later be released as service packs..."
Sometimes Mac OS X remindes me of the old neo-geo slogan: "The future is now!"
J.
No, really ? You mean Stereo ? Like in 1960 ?
Alexis 'jeriqo' BRET
Is that why your homepage is www.nearlydeaf.8m.com?
Are you the guy that hums along to elevator music?
they want their health scare back.
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Listening to loud music causes hearing loss.
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The rule of thumb suggested by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital is to hold the volume of a music player no higher than 60 percent of the maximum, and use it for only about an hour a day.
Unfortunately, this recommendation is likely to fall on deaf ears.
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No no, it's a subtle way to tell you he's a psycho.
trust me. the voices told me it was so.
ihm.. besides... isnt it difficult judging volume on what other people hear? when he's not around, do you constantly go around asking people "can you hear this?"
uhm.. and what if you ask a deaf guy? crank it up, eh?
Sweet, I have a pair of those too! You don't need to turn them up nearly as much as a pair of earbuds to get the same quality of sound, but yeah, I agree that turning it up just to block out background noise isn't just anti-social, it's unhealthy.
;-)
Those that say it's necessary in some situations (on a bus/train/etc) should really reconsider where and how they listen to music. Truly, the most enjoyable and healthy way to listen to music is with a quality stereo system in your living room, but if you must take your tunes to go, may I suggest this: use a pair of earbuds in your nose.
No, seriously. Place each earbud in your nostrils, close your lips but leave your jaw open. Then plug your ears and enjoy -- just remember to breathe every once in a while. Not only does this produce a really cool voice-in-your-head effect, you can crank your player to the max, and cut out the background noise without fear of hearing loss because it's resonating in your sinuses and mouth instead of your ear canals.
The downside: it diminishes the stereo effect some and people tend to look at you funny -- a small price to pay.
This sig rocks the casbah.
Isn't your Mac a bit cumbersome to carry around? The article was about MP3 players' earbuds, after all.
(5 informative my arse)
I think you meant to say "SPELLING NAZIS BEWARE", but I'll let it slide.
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I can't believe you made me put ear buds in my nose.
I just crossed from office-geek into "don't stare and walk away slowly" dude.
Ah hell, maybe I'll get me some crazy eyes and complete the package.
Thanks!
Why, o why must the sky fall when I've learned to fly?