EU Study Concludes that MP3 Players may be Damaging Hearing
Posted on Tuesday, 14th October 2008 at 12:05 by Chris Chittock
An EU study has concluded that one in 10 people with personal MP3 or CD players could suffer permanent hearing loss because their music is too loud. EU safety standards restrict the noise level of personal music players to 100 decibels but there is increasing concern about excessive exposure to music at high volumes. Many listeners turn up the volume above harmful levels of over 89 decibels to block out noise from traffic or public transport. This story is available in full via the following link to the BBC News Website.