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via News5:

The World Health Organization estimates over a billion young people are at risk for hearing loss because they use earbuds.

Audiologists say listening to music on your iPhone at full volume any longer than five minutes is unsafe and the warning signs can be subtle.

Dr. Katie Pawlowski says, “The child is mishearing certain words, it’s not that they don’t hear you they may just misunderstand what you’re saying or they’re having more difficulty hearing in a noisy setting when there’s a lot of background noise or more than one speaker.”

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