Recent studies published by the International Journal of Audiology confirms that i Pods, mp3 players do over work our human ears, which might cause hearing loss in certain cases too. This study was conducted on group of 24 people aged 18-30 who regularly exercise while listening to i Pods. It was found out that half of them loved to hear music at higher volume which is said to put them at a risk of hearing loss.
Walk on a regular day on down town Toronto and one would hardly fail to watch half of the people walking hooked to their i Pods and Mp3 players. It is as if they are all enjoying in their own digital world, far away from the reality. Such is the influence of this music players of day to day life of an individual’s that a word of caution is must require.
Our human ear is a great creation of God where it converts sound waves and processes it in a language that our brain can understand. As it is common in nature, ear do have threshold of hearing. Normally we can hear frequencies ranging from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. A typical conversation spoken occurs at 60 db. What is interesting to know that if one listens to Mp3 players of i Pods at a volume of 5 or in medium one is said to hear sound at a range of 100db, loud enough to cause permanent damage after just listening 15 minutes per day?
Although the study speaks of using ear buds that can close the ear channel completely so that no other sound passes through, still for a lay man hearing an iPod or Mp3 player can be a little dangerous. What do you think?
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