ATTENTION: Young adults who listen to iPods at full volume are subjecting their ears to the same noise intensity as an aircraft taking off
July 14, 2010 @ 01:41 PM — by David Smirga, M.A.
MP3 players have grown faster than our ability to assess the potential health risks and consequences. Research shows that 66% of personal music player users are listening to music at louder than 85 decibels and can exceed 120 decibels with the use of earphones. This is a similar level to a jet leaving the runway! Peter M Rabinowitz, associate professor of medicine at the Yale school of medicine, suggests that a precautionary approach would now be sensible.
CLICK HERE to read about Rabinowitz's research in The Guardian's article, "Young iPod users risk permanent hearing damage, warns expert."
