Good news for Europeans tired of overhearing music coming from other people's headphones: the European Commission is planning a proposal to limit the decibel level of new personal music players. The proposal — which came after a study revealed that one in 10 listeners will suffer permanent hearing damage — suggests that a default volume be set on all music players.
Their study found that noise exposure should be limited to 40 hours of music a week at 80 decibels — about the noise level of a busy street. It's easy to routinely listen to music above these levels. . . especially when trying to block out the noise level of, say, a busy street.
I know that 68 percent of you worry about your hearing, but do you consciously turn down the volume on your iPod as a result? Hint: to lock your volume at a certain level, go into "settings" and then "volume limit."
Pedro Garcia
Too Faced
Boots
I don't listen to headphones/music.
But I do get annoyed at the atrocious volume of some of my fellow commuters.
1I have to hear whats going on around me. Plus I find it annoying when I can hear what others are listening to. I often wonder how their hearing is.
2I turn my headphones down when the song volume is uncomfortable. But if I can hear loud people talking, babies crying, or train noise, I turn it up! Frankly, I enjoy that others get annoyed at the volume.
3Well one day you might just need hearing aids and you won't have to worry about hearing loud conversations.
4my volume on my mp3 is set to the minimum before mute. its loud enough for me to enjoy and to hear oncomming traffic
5i was one of those who never paid attn to the volume, until i got my lil brother an ipod. now im like a volume checker for both of us. i limit the volume to 50% and it as loud as i need.
6It depends - if the music is really catchy and fun, then I have a tendency to crank it. If I'm listening to more mellow stuff, I usually keep it at a healthy level.
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