iPods Kill.

Hearing Loss patients are becoming younger and younger due to the over-use of high-volume MP3 players.
Maybe I'm dating myself as old and cynical, but not a day goes by then I don't think to myself on the T "Jesus, turn that thing down! You're gonna go deaf with music that loud!"
Except for those days when I, too, have my iPod on.
A recent study of Australian youth show that over 70% have early signs of hearing loss, citing headphone use as a major cause.

The Australian Hearing survey found that tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, was more prevalent among 18 to 34-year-olds than elderly people, even though it is seen as one of the first signs of hearing loss.

The figures, based on a survey of 1,000 people, showed Australians who reported using headphones to listen to loud music or going to loud bars at least once a week were risking hearing loss, Australian Hearing said.

"Listening to loud music through headphones is thought to be more detrimental to hearing than other sources of leisure noise," Australian Hearing said.

"Despite this, more than two thirds of respondents said they listen to music through headphones regularly and 60 percent of these people often have the volume above safe levels."

It found that while the elderly were the most likely to experience hearing loss, the next most vulnerable group was teenagers.
So really, turn that shit down!