Originally published February 7 2006
Who guitarist Townshend warns iPod users
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Pete Townshend has warned iPod users of the possible hearing problems that come with listening to loud music on MP3 players. Townshend's hearing was irreversibly damaged by prolonged use of studio headphones.
FORMER WHO guitarist Pete Townshend has warned iPod users that they could end up as deaf as a post if they don't turn down their music.
The 60 year old said his hearing was irreversibly damaged by years of using studio headphones and that he now is forced to take 36-hour breaks between recording sessions to allow his ears to recover.
Writing on his website Townshend said that he had helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal components deaf.
"If you use an iPod or anything like it, or your child uses one, you MAY be OK ...
But my intuition tells me there is terrible trouble ahead."
He said that when it comes to music downloading earphones are used at almost every stage of interaction and this made matters worse.
The Who were famous for their loud concerts, but Townshend thinks it was the studio headphones that caused his problems.
Townshend's appeal is likely to fall on already deaf ears.
Most of the people who know who he is are likely to be older than the editor and already a bit hard of hearing.
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