Today’s youth are at risk of going deaf relatively early in life because they are listening to MP3 players that are too loud, too often, according to a new report. A survey of 1,000 Britons between the ages of 16 and 34, conducted by Specsavers Hearcare and Deafness Research UK, found that 14 percent of those individuals spend up to 28 hours per week listening to personal music players. Roughly one-third of those who have experienced ringing in their ears — a sign of hearing damage — after listening to loud music, said they listen to their MP3 players every day.
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Deafness Research Group Sounds Off Against Loud MP3 Players
Posted by: Alexandra DeFelice July 21, 2006 02:28 PMToday’s youth are at risk of going deaf relatively early in life because they are listening to MP3 players that are too loud, too often, according to a new report. A survey of 1,000 Britons between the ages of 16 and 34, conducted by Specsavers Hearcare and Deafness Research UK, found that 14 percent of those individuals spend up to 28 hours per week listening to personal music players. Roughly one-third of those who have experienced ringing in their ears — a sign of hearing damage — after listening to loud music, said they listen to their MP3 players every day.