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Study Links Personal Music Players To Hearing Loss

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the time-for-this-again dept.

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?"

6 of 405 comments (clear)

  1. What? by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What?

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  2. Re:Noise Canceling Headphones by AioKits · · Score: 5, Funny

    All headphones are noise canceling if you listen to them long enough at max volume.

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  3. Re:Turn down the volume by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!"

  4. Re:Turn down the volume by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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>

  5. Re:Should be: Nothing to see here, move along by dkleinsc · · Score: 5, Funny

    High volumes for extended times cause hearing loss. News at 11.

    But news at 11 is 1 louder than news at 10.

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  6. Re:Turn down the volume by Tetsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

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