Hey All You iPod Users: Listen Up!

Chances are that if you are a college student, your iPod or MP3 player is practically conjoined to your ears. And while you may have already left or will soon be leaving your teen years behind, making this study of hearing loss in teens by researchers at Colorado University and Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA (see Time magazine, iPod Safety: Preventing Hearing Loss in Teens, by Alice Park) not technically apply to you, there's a good possibility that the volume at which you listen to your MP3 player is putting your hearing at risk.

It may be energizing to enjoy your music with the volume cranked up, but it is a habit you may one day regret. Despite the fact that MP3 players are a more recent invention, many of our parents or grandparents have experienced hearing loss for one reason or another, and are currently wearing hearing aids to enhance their quality of life. The MP3 generation is putting their hearing at greater risk when the volume remains high. So make a small change and lower the volume to decrease your risk of hearing loss. I don't mean to nag, but you may even thank your virtual mom one day.


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