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EU to MP3 users: Turn that sound down!
The European Commission is making the recommendations for the health of those listening to the devices, though commuters on trains and buses may also be grateful they don’t have to listen to loud music leaking from a fellow traveler’s earphones. Studies have shown that prolonged listening to loud music through earphones can cause problems like tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, and permanent hearing loss. New standards — which will kick in after 24 months of beta testing and consultation with manufacturers, scientists and customers who use the devices — will require iPods and similar devices sold in Europe to have a volume limit. That limit (80 decibels has been proposed, compared with existing maximums of up to 115 decibels) could be overridden by a user, but there would be health warnings accompanying the device about the dangers of doing that.
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