iPod and Hearing Loss

Pretty soon everyone on the planet will have an iPod. My buddy John Hawbaker of Clarity (part of Plantronics) pointed out this study to me. It’s probably a good thing to read for iPod owners. I have significant hearing loss in one ear (not because of an iPod), and it’s a pain in the ass, so I’d like to help people avoid hearing loss if possible.

“Sound Output Levels of the iPod and Other MP3 Players: Is There Potential Risk to Hearing?”

Cory D.F. Portnuff
Au.D., Ph.D. Candidate
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Dept
University of Colorado

Brian J. Fligor, Sc.D.
Director of Diagnostic Audiology, Children’s Hospital Boston
Instructor in Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School

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[Carlos]

I'm already forseeing a cloud of vultures, comming from tobacco and fast food industries, looking for some harvesting, in a court of law near you.