I have an audiologist friend at Wichita (Kan.) State University who actually pulls off earphones of students he sees and asks, in the interest of science, if he could measure the output of the signal going into their heads.
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I have an audiologist friend at Wichita State University who actually pulls off earphones of students he sees and, in the interest of science, asks if he can measure the output of the signal going into their heads. He found that often students were listening at 110 to 120 decibels.Dean Garstecki
That's a sound level that's equivalent to the measures that are made at rock concerts. And it's enough to cause hearing loss after only about an hour and 15 minutes.
Dean Garstecki
The combination of high-signal intensity and long listening duration is a proven formula for permanent, irreversible hearing loss.
Dean Garstecki
If music listeners are willing to turn the volume down further still and use different headphones, they can increase the amount of time that they can safely listen.
Dean Garstecki
We're seeing the kind of hearing loss in younger people typically found in aging adults. Unfortunately, the ear buds preferred by music listeners are even more likely to cause hearing loss than the muff-type earphones that were associated with the older devices.
Dean Garstecki
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