Bad iPod: Negative Effects of iPod Listening

Pimmy Watson — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:35:00 +0000

"We really don't have a good explanation for why teens concerned about hearing loss risk actually play their music louder than others," said doctoral candidate Cory Portnuff, of the University of Colorado. "But we do know that teens who knew what the benefits were of listening at lower levels had less hearing loss risk, which is why we believe targeted education is the key." Broken down to gender and age groups, "the study found teenage boys generally listened to their personal MP3 players at a higher volume than girls. Teens played their music louder than young adults did, and teens may inaccurately perceive how loudly they were playing their music."

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Bad iPod: Negative Effects of iPod Listening