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'""

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Lawsuits?

[Anonymous Coward]

I only ask this cynically. We have people suing for spilling coffee on themselves and for smoking too many cigarettes. Will someone take advantage of this and then try to claim Apple (and other companies possibly) are responsible for their hearing loss? Where do we draw the line?