Volumes which prompt hearing loss warnings differ among smartphone models - BMC Series blog

Volumes which prompt hearing loss warnings differ among smartphone models - BMC Series blog

Natalie Pafitis

Editor at BMC

Natalie joined BioMed Central in October 2007 after having completed an MSc in Environmental Health at the Cyprus International Institute in Association with the Harvard School of Public Health. She is the training co-ordinator for the BMC series editorial team and the Editor of BMC Public Health and BMC International Health and Human Rights.

Volumes which prompt hearing loss warnings differ among smartphone models

Research published today in BMC Public Health finds that sound pressure levels differ among various smartphone models and genres of music. The authors of the study call for a unified decibel standard for hearing loss risk warnings across all devices.

Natalie Pafitis 1 May 2018

Unsafe listening

The World Health Organization has warned that millions of adolescents and young adults are at the risk of developing hearing loss due to frequent exposure to high sound levels in noisy entertainment venues and with the unsafe use of personal listening devices.