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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on April 21, 2010, 04:01

Title: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: sam on April 21, 2010, 04:01

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Young people who listen to personal music players for several hours a day at high volume could be putting their hearing at risk, warns an expert in an editorial published in the British Medical Journal today.

http://www.physorg.com/news191010079.html

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Clive on April 21, 2010, 09:13

Pardon?   

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Rik on April 21, 2010, 09:19

 ;D

They said the same in the 60s, when we started getting reasonably high powered hi fi.

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Clive on April 21, 2010, 09:31

Yes, I had my first Rogers Hi Fi in 1963 and those Cadet II speakers were big and awesome. 

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Rik on April 21, 2010, 09:40

Happy days, eh Clive. :)

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Simon on April 21, 2010, 10:29

Surely this is old news?  They've been saying this since the original Sony Walkman came out!

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Rik on April 21, 2010, 10:31

Before that, even, Simon.

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: Simon on April 21, 2010, 10:48

I expect so. 

Title: Re: Concern over hearing loss from personal music players
Post by: sam on April 21, 2010, 14:25

Quote from: Simon on April 21, 2010, 10:29

Surely this is old news?  They've been saying this since the original Sony Walkman came out!

indeed!