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How loud are you supposed to listen to music on with earphones to not cause hearing loss?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Depends: If you have music consistently at > 85 db levels, you may start having hearing loss.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Good question: In general any music less than 85 decibels should not produce any permanent hearing loss. Remember, turn it to the left.

Dr Arnoult agreed

Answered 7/24/2014

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