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My headphones have lead and chemicals that cause cancer, i'm scared to put them on, how high is the likelihood of getting cancer from these headphones?
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Unlikely: The air you breathe and the water you drink has chemicals that can cause cancer. The chemicals in your headphones are not going to jump out of the device. Be reasonable. Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. Get HPV vaccine Wish you good health!
Answered 1/17/2021
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I wouldn’t worry about getting cancer from your headphones. You are exposed to the same amounts of these, and other worse chemicals, every day. I WOULD worry about the risk of hearing loss from wearing headphones! There are new studies that show a high rate of hearing loss in young people who wear headphones or earbuds frequently.
Answered 12/11/2022
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