One billion young people are at risk of hearing damage due to too high a sound volume in headphones. This is according to a new study that The Guardian has seen.
Almost a quarter of all 12- to 34-year-olds may be exposed to a harmful level of noise. Today, just under half a billion people in the world suffer from hearing loss, and the researchers are now urging countries to review the regulations.
– You sometimes get a notice that the volume is too high, but I usually don’t really care about that, says Stella Almgren.
In the player above: This is what Swedish young people say about the dangers of loud noise in earphones.