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Fears over the use of personal music players, MP3s and i-Pods, and the occurrence of tinnitus in young people has been a concern for some years, as the prevalence and availability of music players has become more and more widespread, particularly with children.
A team of nine experts from SCENIHR, the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, in the European Union, (EU), have identified that one in ten people with personal music players who listen to music at high volume are running the risk of causing permanent hearing damage. This damage can be done by using earphones for as little as one hour a day, over five years, the study found.
The report said that young people are beginning to suffer the effects of tinnitus, but few studies have focussed on the relationship between the hearing problem and personal music players.
EU safety standards require restrictions on the level of noise available form a personal music player and levels have been set at 100 decibels. However, people who listen to excessively high volumes, over 89 decibels, could risk permanent hearing impairment after five years.
The report concluded that around 50 to 100 million people in the EU use i-Pods and MP3 players on a daily basis and that 10 million of those who regularly listen to music at damagingly high levels, including children and teenagers, are risking their hearing.
The European Union has asked medical experts to investigate the potential for technical improvements in players that would make them safer and would minimize the risk of hearing impairment.
Apple, the maker of i-Pod, has specific advice regarding the prevention of noise induced hearing loss on its website, and has introduced noise limiting software for its music players. However, it appears that many listeners for pleasure are not heeding the advice warnings that most personal music players carry regarding responsible listening habits.
Tinnitus and YouClaim
If you use headphones as part of your daily work, such as for audio typing, or you have been subjected to high levels of noise beyond your control, you may be at risk of developing noise induced hearing impairment. If you feel your employers have not provided adequate risk assessment of noise levels that have damaged your hearing you may be able to make a compensation claim.
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Call our free UK helpline on 0800 10 757 95 or have an e-chat. If it's not convenient right now we can call you back, or you could give us a few details about your tinnitus by filling in our online claim form and we will call you to discuss it further. However you contact YouClaim you can be assured we will give you the best service available.
