Is the iPod Generation Going Deaf? 632
prozac79 writes "Ars Technica and Wired News are both running interesting articles on how personal music players are a major contributor [ArsTechnica] to early hearing loss [Wired]. According the ArsTechnica article, an increasing number of people are now living in "noisy" environments that is only made worse by blocking it out with even louder music. The article also suggests that listening to music for one hour a day is considered safe. So now you have a choice... go deaf early or go insane listening to your coworkers chatter."
Go deaf. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What about Bose Headphones? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What about Bose Headphones? (Score:2, Funny)
What? (Score:1, Funny)
Ironic (Score:2, Funny)
ipod == gateway device (Score:2, Funny)
iPods don't make people deaf; really really loud sounds make people deaf.
Re:What about Bose Headphones? (Score:5, Funny)
Pardon? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Not a binary solution set (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hello, Mcfly! (Score:5, Funny)
Problem: if stupid people go deaf the rest of us will have to listen to them shouting their inane conversations at each other.
Wait a minute . . . (Score:2, Funny)
IS THE IPOD GENERATION GOING DEAF?
(by the way, the lameness filter can't take a joke.)
Re:Hello, Mcfly! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hello, Mcfly! (Score:5, Funny)
I think you might have more serious things to worry about than your iPod volume...
Re:1985 (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Noise cancelling headphones do work (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hello, Mcfly! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Eh, what? What's that you say? Speak up!! (Score:3, Funny)
Too late? It's a record! 25 years between dupes? They'll never top that!
Re:What about Bose Headphones? (Score:2, Funny)
You have no chance to hear make your time.
Ha Ha Ha.
Geez.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:All your sub-base belong to me (Score:3, Funny)
All your bass are belong to us.