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Avoid Hearing Damage
WARNING: Permanenthearinglossmayoccurifearbudsorheadphonesareusedat
highvolume.Youcanadaptovertimetoahighervolumeofsoundthatmaysound
normalbutcanbedamagingtoyourhearing.Ifyouexperienceringinginyourears
ormuedspeech,thenstoplisteningandhaveyourhearingchecked.Thelouderthe
volume,thelesstimerequiredbeforeyourhearingcanbeaected.Hearingexperts
suggestthattoprotectyourhearing:
 Limittheamountoftimeyouuseearbudsorheadphonesathighvolume
 Avoidturningupthevolumetoblockoutnoisysurroundings
 Turnthevolumedownifyoucan’thearpeoplespeakingtoyou
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operationsandproducts.
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