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NYC mayor kicks off anti-earbud hearing safety campaign

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 11th, 2013)

As if supersized sodas weren't a big enough target, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new target in his quest to improve the health of New Yorkers -- the earbud. As reported in the New York Post, Bloomberg is kicking off an educational campaign to warn city dwellers about the dangers of pumping ...

Apple wins appeal over iPod hearing loss

by Lauren Hirsch (Dec 30th, 2009)

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a 2008 ruling dismissing a 2006 case brought against Apple, which claimed that the iPod music player caused hearing loss. In the original suit, a Louisiana man had claimed that the iPod had the potential to cause irreparable hearing loss, citing the ...