Being deaf is not easy. I live in Rochester, NY which is house to Rochester Institute of Technology where deaf students can get degrees in engineering, medicine, etc. I have noticed that the deaf people always seem to be in their own group with other deaf students forming their own community. Well, when our generation gets to being 50, this community will be much larger.
60% of today's youth use MP3 players and most of them use it more than they should. Extreme exposure to loud music will eventually make you deaf. This is something we do not understand today and we think that MP3 players are cool and necessary. But the truth is that they are not cool when you look at the long term risk. The worst is using ear phones that go inside your ear. With these the audio is directly exposed on your ear drum. My suggestion is to use ear phones that sit around your ear. MP3 players are not necessary all the time and if you do use them keep the volume low. I actually gave up using mine. Just because I do not want to be deaf and not be able to hear my grand children some day.
Bottom Line: Is it worth trading your ear drums for a MP3 player?
PS. Notice I did not say iPod.
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