Listening to iPod at full volume can damage hearing

Listening to music on our choice of device - be it a mobile phone or an mp3  player, while commuting to work, back home, when bored, when sad - just about anytime may feature on our 'favourite activity' list. The Apple iPod has been preferred by millions as their music player of choice. However, a research by Edith Cowan University School of Psychology, and Social Science researcher Paul Chang focusing on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) also highlighted how prolonged exposure to loud music could impact the hearing of young people. To better put his research into perspective, Professor Chang conducted a survey on three groups of people, belonging to different age brackets "to get an understanding of how often they are exposed to loud noises, and whether they understand the consequences." Click here for full story