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Cranking The Volume On Your Ipod Or Mp3 Player Can Damage Hearing

Kids have always loved listening to theirHeadwize reports that a study conducted on
favorite music, and the louder the better -music listeners using headphones revealed
much to their parents' dismay. In the 1980s,that while indoors with no background noise,
the portable tape recorder with headphones -the participants were comfortable with their
which came to be known as the "Walkman" -music at 69 decibels. Outdoors, where the
enabled teenagers to listen to their music asbackground noise was recorded at 65 decibels,
loud as they wanted, anywhere they wanted,participants using their headphones turned
without  disturbing  anyone  around  them.the volume up to 82 decibels and as high as
95 decibels to drown out the surrounding
But the more modern rendition of the Walkmannoise. The Occupational Safety and Health
- portable MP3 Players and iPods - pose aAdministration guidelines limit exposure to
major threat to our children's hearingnoise at this level to no more than four
health,  and  to  ours.hours each day. The study concluded that the
participants were at risk for hearing damage
The problem is a combination of theand recommended "avoiding continuous use of
technology of portable digital devices that[portable  stereos]  in  noisy  conditions."
creates a non-buffered crystal clear sound,
and the type of headphones typically usedNorthwestern University's Dean Garstecki
with them, which do not have a buffer either.offers more specific guidelines: His 60
In December 2005, Dean Garstecki, anpercent/60 minute rule - listen to MP3
audiologist and professor at NorthwesternPlayers and iPods for "about an hour a day
University reported that more and more youngand at levels below 60 percent of maximum
people were being diagnosed with the types ofvolume." The problem is, most of the
hearing loss typically found in older adults.population using headphones - young music
He attributed this trend to the "earbud" typefans - listen to their music for much longer
headphones that usually accompany iPod andthan one hour per day. But, you can help
MP3  Players.minimize hearing loss, damage and problems
while listening to your favorite music as
With the earbud headphones, the soundlong as you want to - the secret is in the
frequencies are not buffered as they are withheadphones.
the more traditional, ear cup-style headsets.
Newsweek Magazine recently reported thatHeadphones such as the EX29 Extreme Isolation
researchers at the House Ear Institute foundNoise Reduction Headphones help block out
that listeners can unfortunately increase theexternal noise allowing you to hear the fine
volume of today's portable digital devicesdetails of your music without blowing out
without the "signal distortion that occursyour ear drums. The ear cup fits over the
with traditional analog audio." Theear, and not in it, and the headphones are
older-model headphones that were popular justlightweight, don't require batteries and can
15 to 20 years ago - that have ear cupsbe used with your MP3 Player or iPod. With 29
outside of the ears - had that distortiondecibels of isolation from outside sound, the
when the volume was turned up, whichquiet headphones block outside noise and
functioned as a much-needed buffer to protectthere is no need to crank the volume of your
our hearing. Today's technology does notmusic.
provide that buffer - the earpiece is placed
in the ear, not outside of it, and theAging rock stars like the Who's Pete
digital devices do not create thatTownsend, who has some permanent hearing loss
distortion,  no  matter  how high the volume.from years of exposure to loud music, and
Mick Fleetwood, who has teamed up with
In addition, people often listen to theseEnergizer batteries to promote hearing loss
devices while they are on the go, and have aprevention, have brought public attention to
tendency to crank the volume in an attempt tothe fact that many of us take our hearing for
drown outside noise, further posing a risk togranted. But there's no need to turn off your
our hearing. Using the earbud stylemusic - just be smarter about how you listen
headphones during activities such asto it. If you are using your MP3 Player or
exercise, for example, puts the user at aiPod when you're exercising, in a noisy
greater risk. During exercise, blood, whichenvironment or you just want to hear the fine
can act as a buffer, is diverted from thedetails of your music, ditch the earbud
ears to other parts of the body - so ourheadphones and reach for a set of noise
already vulnerable hearing is in even morereduction ones instead. And you'll be
jeopardy.enjoying your favorite music for a long time
to come.



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