Listening to music is too big risk of deafness

Dr. John Low
(Photo: ictrnid.org.uk)

Millions of young people around the world are at risk of hearing damage from listening to music downloaded from iPods and music devices emit too loud volumes, according to a survey by the Royal British National Institute for the Deaf ( RNID).

The survey found that more than half of 16-30 year olds in the UK use MP3 players for more than an hour each day, which increases the risk of hearing impaired listeners. According to experts, this happens because now the music device is plugged into a headset capable of sounding much louder than before.

Dr John Low, executive director of RNID, says if young people do not pay attention to RNID's recommendations about listening to music more safely, they may have permanent hearing damage. Early findings of RNID show that young people are not afraid of the risks caused by MP3 when they listen to music too loud.

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