Lower your Volume

We all love music. Throughout the ages every civilization and culture has adopted some form of the art of music. This art is constantly changing and taking new forms. At the same time it has the potential of affecting us in many ways. Recent technological advances have changed the way we listen to music in dramatic ways. The radio, long play records, magnetic tape (cassette), the laser and the compact disc, the computer, the internet, etc..

These great inventions have allowed us to enjoy music in new ways like never before. Now music constantly entertains us and inspires us. Everything is great except one thing. Some people are having hearing problems due to their music hearing habits. This problem is caused when you listen to music at very high levels of volume for prolonged amounts of time, and it has been affecting teens since the 80's.

The ear is a very sensible organ that only tolerates a certain level of pressure or volume at certain frequencies. There is an increasing number of teenagers that are loosing their hearing capacity due to their habit of listening to music at really high levels of volume.

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