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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/12/3 ... index.html
iPod ear buds *may* damage your hearing. How newsworthy.
iPod ear buds *may* damage your hearing. How newsworthy.
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In Europe, iPods are sold with a hidden file on the HD that causes the device to limit the maximum volume, so even Apple knows about the risks.
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Generalise this as "persistent loud noise may cause hearing problems" and you can see how bloody pointless the whole article is.
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So I'm safe? Yes! So once my hearing goes in a few days, it won't be because of the iPod!Andreas wrote: In Europe, iPods are sold with a hidden file on the HD that causes the device to limit the maximum volume, so even Apple knows about the risks.
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Should I mention the little inconvenient fact that any sound, no matter how quiet, is ever so slightly destructive to the inner ear?
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I don't own an apple ipod ( infact i somewhat dislike them, they are very overrated)
but one of my friends owns a shuffel and the ear phones are pretty dodgey and barley work :/
but one of my friends owns a shuffel and the ear phones are pretty dodgey and barley work :/
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I got an mp3 and the ear phones are painful.