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Tue 10 Oct 2008Hearing loss risk from iPods
LISTENING TO personal music devices such as iPods at high volume over a long period can permanently damage hearing, according to a new EU study.
Research carried out by the EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has found that up to 10 per cent of listeners risk permanent damage to their hearing if they listen to a personal music player for more then an hour a day over successive weeks at high volume.
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