MP3 Players and hearing damage

Have you ever tried riding a public transportation and the one sitting next to you is listening to an MP3 player like an Ipod and the volume is so high that the sound is even louder than the car stereo?

Well sadly, I’m always a victim of those deaf passengers. I don’t get it. The headset is plugged directly to their ears but still they have to turn up the volume so high and even though the other passengers inside the public vehicle can hear his or her music, he or she still don’t have a slightest clue that everybody can hear what he or she is listening too.

I remember I saw from the news before that continuous listening to MP3 players like an ipod can cause permanent and irreversible hearing damage by playing their music at full volume for too long. The problem with these kinds of MP3 players is that its batteries last for more than 12 hours so users of ipod listen to their music all day at full volume. This leads to hearing damage if they do this for an extended period of time.

Good thing Apple is taking action and they will start to turn down the volume for future versions of its Ipod. Right now, Ipod users can turn up their volume to over more than 100 decibels (dB). Apple said that the new versions of Ipod and Iphone can calculate at what volume the person is listening to and will automatically reduce the volume to a safe level.

At least they are taking steps to avoid hearing damage cause by MP3 players becayse I notice, everyday, I get to deal with those deaf MP3 players user every time I commute to and from work.