Smeagol
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I like the intent of the idea but think a better solution would be having the manufacturers make safe products where its not legal to sell audio devices that exceed safe decibel levels without having to jump through hoops first. Smart phones, etc. can be engineered to know when the headphone jack is being used and automatically limit the maximum decibel output, shut off the music and display a warning that can only be over ridden by entering a password indicating the hearer agrees to go deaf in order to blast Beyonce at the loudest possible setting and/or require a parental pass-code to exceed a safe hearing level. Some people already suffer from congenital hearing difficulties and require a louder setting while others use the headphone port to plug their device into other equipment for more complex multi-media applications so an override option is a good idea too. And one real quick tangent: getting good ideas patented is way to complicated and expensive in the country; I just made Apple a few million dollars! :doh
I know of a case where a 14 year old kid has suffered such severe hearing loss due to his mp3 player that his doctor says he now has the hearing of of a 65 year old man.
I know of a case where a 14 year old kid has suffered such severe hearing loss due to his mp3 player that his doctor says he now has the hearing of of a 65 year old man.