Study: 24% of young people put hearing at risk with loud music on devices

As many as one billion young people may be at risk of hearing loss from being exposed to loud noises when listening to music on devices and in other settings, researchers say. — dpa

LONDON: Almost a quarter of teenagers and young adults could be putting their hearing at risk by listening to excessively loud music through earphones, ear buds or headphones, a study has suggested.

An international team of researchers estimated that 24% of 12 to 34-year-olds are listening to music on personal listening devices at an “unsafe level”.