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Mar 12, 2006
"When you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it." --Krishnamurti
iPod Decibels
Millions of Walkmans and iPods are sold around the world. Latest research, though, shows that it is only safe to listen to an hour a day at about 60% of the volume. If it's not healthy, why give listeners the option to pump it up to 120 decibels? Pure pleasure, apparently. Using earphones for hours at high volumes basically causes "shock and awe" to delicate hair-like cells deep within the inner ear that help the brain process sound and after years of abuse, those structures won't function anymore.
BE THE CHANGE
For your MP3-addicted friend, buy a pair of sound-insulating earphones that reduces ambient noise outside the ears so that listeners don't have to pump up the volume as high.
