Can iPods, MP3s and Ear Buds Cause Hearing Loss?
In the 1950s people stated that Rock and Roll were evil. With good reason because there are raised concerns about hearing the loss in young people. This is largely due to their increased use of iPod’s and Mp3’s and Ear Buds playing rock music in higher than acceptable amounts.Since the 1980s, there have been lots of personal music instruments around like the Walkman and portable CD players. They used their batteries up before any real hearing loss could happen. However, because MP3s, Ear Buds, and the iPod have come together, they have enough power to survive for days with a capacity of tens of thousands of songs. The real damage is occurring without you even being conscious of it. [...]