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# Nothing Too Surprising
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/2084/
- Published: 2005-08-19T19:58:18.000Z
- Updated: 2005-08-19T19:58:18.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Entertainment, #wpChunk

Smoke a joint, put on the headphones, and enjoy a bout with self-inflicted autism. Problem is, the inability to hear others could become permanent:

> The surge in sales of iPods and other portable music players in recent years could mean many more people will develop hearing loss, experts fear.

> If the volume through headphones is too high, there is a real risk of permanent damage to hearing, they say.

> Sydney's National Acoustic Laboratories found a quarter of personal music system users in a random sample listened to music at dangerous volumes.

[Link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4162028.stm?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).