Hearing loss

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited August 2010 in The Clubhouse
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpps/news/study%3A-1-in-5-us-teens-has-slight-hearing-loss-dpgapx-km-20100817_9225214
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited August 2010
    Ear buds + MP3's = loss of hearing. Not to mention anxiety and attention deficit disorders.
    -Kevin
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2010
    vc69 wrote: »
    Ear buds + MP3's = loss of hearing. Not to mention anxiety and attention deficit disorders.

    How the EFF do you make THAT leap? I'm not even sure how MP3s fit into the equation - jam loud music directly into your ear canal, it's gonig to cause hearing damage, regardless of the source.

    Anxiety and ADD are certainly a symptom of a societal problem, but earbuds and MP3s being even tangentially related?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2010
    I saw that today and my first thought was; "I hope all the A-holes with boom boom car stereos are making themselves deaf, and sterile."
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited August 2010
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    How the EFF do you make THAT leap? I'm not even sure how MP3s fit into the equation - jam loud music directly into your ear canal, it's gonig to cause hearing damage, regardless of the source.

    Anxiety and ADD are certainly a symptom of a societal problem, but earbuds and MP3s being even tangentially related?

    In my (not so) humble opinion, MP3's are also a symptom of a societal problem. ;)

    They damn sure cause me some anxiety. (Kids with earbuds that is)
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
    B&W 801's
    Transparent IC's
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2010
    vc69 wrote: »
    Ear buds + MP3's = loss of hearing. Not to mention anxiety and attention deficit disorders.

    I was going to reply with something creative but I am listening to my MP3's through ear buds and lost my train of thought.:confused: Man that makes me anxious.;)

    Wow, can anyone say leap?????:eek:
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited August 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I saw that today and my first thought was; "I hope all the A-holes with boom boom car stereos are making themselves deaf, and sterile."

    :D:D:D :eek:
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