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Old 10-10-2014, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa View Post
1. If hearing assist devices carrying small amounts of electric current, like headphones, cause cancer, why aren't the thousands of The Villages residents who wear hearing aids all afflicted with cancer?

2. If wearing over-the-ear headphones were believed to cause cancer I'm sure the word would be out among the amateur radio community where hobbyists have been wearing them extensively since the 1920s, and I have never heard of such a thing at my radio club.

3. Wisdom dictates that you carefully avoid playing the sound too high because of the risk of damaging your hearing.

4. Enjoy your headphones.
Thanks, Carl. I always try to be careful with the volume.