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Safety Guidelines
Exposuretoveryloudsoundhasalsobeenassociatedinsomestudieswithtinnitus
(aringingintheear),hypersensitivitytosoundanddistortedhearing.Individual
susceptibilitytonoise-inducedhearinglossandotherpotentialhearingproblemsvaries.
Theamountofsoundproducedbyaportableaudiodevicevariesdependingonthe
natureofthesound,thedevice,thedevicesettingsandtheheadphones.Youshould
followsomecommonsenserecommendationswhenusinganyportableaudiodevice:
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Setthevolumeinaquietenvironmentandselectthelowestvolumeatwhichyou
canhearadequately.
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Whenusingheadphones,turnthevolumedownifyoucannothearthepeople
speakingnearyouorifthepersonsittingnexttoyoucanhearwhatyouarelistening
to.
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Donotturnthevolumeuptoblockoutnoisysurroundings.Ifyouchoosetolisten
toyourportabledeviceinanoisyenvironment,usenoisecancellingheadphonesto
blockoutbackgroundenvironmentalnoise.
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Limittheamountoftimeyoulisten.Asthevolumeincreases,lesstimeisrequired
beforeyourhearingcouldbeaffected.
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Avoidusingheadphonesafterexposuretoextremelyloudnoises,suchasrock
concerts,thatmightcausetemporaryhearingloss.Temporaryhearinglossmight
causeunsafevolumestosoundnormal.
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Donotlistenatanyvolumethatcausesyoudiscomfort.Ifyouexperienceringingin
yourears,hearmuffledspeechorexperienceanytemporaryhearingdifficultyafter
listeningtoyourportableaudiodevice,discontinueuseandconsultyourdoctor.
Youcanobtainadditionalinformationonthissubjectfromthefollowingsources:
Safety 205
AmericanAcademyofAudiology11730PlazaAmericanDrive,Suite300
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