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Study Links Personal Music Players To Hearing Loss
fprintf writes "A recent NY Times article discusses links between personal music players and hearing loss. This is not anything new; personally, I have hearing loss from listening to my Sony Walkman cassette player many years ago. However, given the widespread use of the personal music players, I see people using earbuds everywhere; is there a technical solution to the potential danger?"
What?
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
All headphones are noise canceling if you listen to them long enough at max volume.
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"...is there a technical solution to the potential danger?"
Education. Lots of films. Let's get a grant.
How does that help? If you have hearing loss, the obvious solution is to turn UP the volume, so you can hear the music better, of course.
This is very old news
Exactly. I mean, WTF...
"This just in: Putting loud-speakers inside your ear and listening to music in too high volume for extended periods of time has been linked to hearing loss!"
I DON'T HAVE AN MP3 PLAYER AND MY HEARING IS JUST FINE!
Although DJing white noise in an industrial club every other weekend probably doesn't help
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...my study indicates that this is a correlation and not a causation. I show that a lack of common sense is more apt to cause hearing loss.
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Some of us listen to our music loud because we enjoy it. I exercise a lot and I need loud music to distract me from pain as well as road noises.
Being distracted from road noises could lead to a LOT of pain :P
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Since when does listening to music make your eyes stop working? i swear most of the people who do that are just plain stupid
I exercise a lot and I need loud music to distract me from pain as well as road noises.
Yes...well, in a few years, you won't have to worry about those distracting noises any more.
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Make a player that you can only turn up to 9.
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At that distance, it's safe for MY hering.
It makes a change from a goldfish, I guess.
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But news at 11 is 1 louder than news at 10.
I am officially gone from
<loud>WHAT?</loud>
SOMETHING ABOUT PUTTING CLOUD SNEAKERS INSIDE YOUR BEER I THINK!
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The trouble is that if you block out all the road noise you might not hear that 18 wheeler coming up from beh no carrier
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I'm pretty sure he said, "Putting loud-speakers inside your ear purple monkey dishwasher."
If they would listen to the news at 5 or 6 this wouldn't be an issue!
I have a sneaking suspicion that posting on slashdot while driving contributed to the accident far more than the ear buds...
Putting loud-speakers inside your ear and listening to music in too high volume for extended periods of time has been linked to hearing loss
<loud>WHAT?</loud>
SOMETHING ABOUT PUTTING CLOUD SNEAKERS INSIDE YOUR BEER I THINK!
SHOOTING CROWD SQUEAKERS ON A PIER? THAT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL! ARE YOU DRUNK?!