Music made me deaf: As iPods and concerts harm the hearing of 75% young people, one woman tells her cautionary tale
Posted by udugil08 | Filed under General, Health and Fitness
Twenty-two years ago as I left the house to go to see Motorhead - dubbed the loudest band in the world - my mother’s words followed me out of the door: ‘You’ll ruin your hearing one day!’
At the time, I rolled my eyes dramatically, as every self-respecting 19-year-old should, and proceeded to assault my senses with 140 decibels of noise, which I now know is ten decibels above the sound of a jet plane taking off.
The sound levels at the gig were too much for More >>
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