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In December 2009, strong calls were made by the European Commission in relation to mp3 players and hearing loss, suggesting all such players, including iPods, be set to a maximum safe volume level.
In 2008, a report warned that up to 10 million people in the European Union were in danger of permanently damaging their hearing by listening to loud music for long periods of time and research suggested that deafness in younger people was becoming more prevalent as children and teenagers spent more and more time listening to loud music through headphones.
According to the BBC, experts suggested that the default maximum sound level should be set at 85 decibels. However, users would be able to override the set limit to reach a top limit of 100 decibels.
Examples of typical sound levels
Decibel levels of 90 and above are considered harmful to hearing particularly if exposure is over long periods.
When some personal mp3 players were tested they were shown to be capable of emitting sound levels of up to 120 decibels and at the time the most manufacturers were required to do was to point out the dangers of mp3 player use and hearing loss in paperwork and instruction manuals which accompanied their music players.
Dr Robin Yeoh, an audiology consultant at the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, said, "More and more young people are referred to me by their GPs with tinnitus or hearing loss as a direct result to exposure to loud music.
"It's the sort of damage that in the old days would have come from industrial noise.
"The damage is permanent and will often play havoc with their employment opportunities and their personal lives."
Mp3 players and hearing loss compensation claims
If you have suffered hearing loss due to the prolonged use of any type of music player and the item did not include a warning about its use and dangerous noise levels then you may be able to make a claim for compensation, however, in most cases, hearing damage caused in this way is unlikely to be compensable.
However, if your noise induced hearing loss is a result of wearing headphones for your work or your employers have failed to protect you from excessive exposure to loud noise then you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation with YouClaim.
We have developed a no win, no fee system that completely protects claimants from all fees, even in a lost case. Further, YouClaim's claimants are guaranteed to receive 100% compensation; we will never take a penny once a sum has been agreed.
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You can speak to one of our friendly yet knowledgeable advisors about claims surrounding mp3 players and hearing loss by calling our free and confidential helpline on 0800 10 757 95 or we can always call you back at a time to suit you.
Alternatively, you may wish to fill in our online claim form giving us brief details of your claim and then one of our personal injury solicitors will look into the details of the accident before we discuss going ahead with the claim.
