Several portable MP3 players can be as loud as a Formula One car causing irreparable damage to your hearing, the German Forum of Good Hearing (FGH) warned quoting a recent British study.
The FGH said the study found that 39% of 18 to 24-year olds spent at least one hour per day listening to music via headphones with a volume of up to 105 decibels (dB(A).
Youths listening to music at such a volume for just over 25 minutes were exposing their hearing to the maximum level the ears could tolerate in a week, according to the FGH.
Several portable MP3 players were found to have a volume of 130db(A) which was the same sound level produced by a Formula One car on the racing track. – Sapa-DPA