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Headphones exacerbate hearing loss

A friend at work gave me his ipod, and now I hardly ever listen anything but podcasts (This Week in Tech, Diggnation, Slate, ESPN radio, Science Friday, Security Now!, etc.).

So I can relate to the trend that is exacerbating hearing loss: "It's a different level of use than we've seen in the past," says Robert Novak, director of clinical education in audiology at Purdue University in Indiana. "It's becoming more of a full-day listening experience, as opposed to just when you're jogging."

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