[OT] Extra time spent

[SomeDude via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 3 June 2014 at 18:14:29 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 6/2/2014 11:55 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> I'm also listening to music on the phone.
>
> I've damaged my ears from years of loud engines. I've read that 
> most hearing damage comes from gunshots, rock concerts, and 
> earphones. When using earphones in public, one tends to turn up 
> the volume to drown out the ambient noise. Worrying about that, 
> I just don't use earphones in public.
>

You want in ear isolating earphones. Basically earplugs that play 
music. Since the ambiant noise is greatly reduced, you don't need 
to play loud at all. Some brands isolate more or less well. 
Etymotics isolate very well.