Cut music to 'an hour a day' - W.H.O.

[A Lark Ascending]

Think we might be in trouble:

People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the World Health Organization suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31661789

Expecting regulations requiring downloads to come in plain packaging.

Edited February 27, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[alankin]

Whaaat??!!?

[TedR]

Or turn the volume down. :-)

[A Lark Ascending]

Can't work out if this is the BBC article misrepresenting the report or just a badly expressed report.

This seems practical!:

BBC comment: But what is the point of a concert if you are going to avoid the music?

"We do realise this is a bit of a struggle, like alcohol consumption, so many risk factors linked to pleasure are not easy to change, but we have to make people aware," Dr Krug said.

But as well as calling for personal responsibility, the WHO says governments and manufacturers have a responsibility.

It says clubs should provide chill-out rooms and give out free ear plugs, headphone manufacturers should set limits on the volume, and governments need to adopt stricter laws.

I probably need to be more cautious about the time I spend under headphones. Otherwise I have to keep volume down or I'd annoy the neighbours.

Edited February 27, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[erwbol]

Can't work out if this is the BBC article misrepresenting the report or just a badly expressed report.

But what is the point of a concert if you are going to avoid the music?

This seems practical!:

"We do realise this is a bit of a struggle, like alcohol consumption, so many risk factors linked to pleasure are not easy to change, but we have to make people aware," Dr Krug said.

But as well as calling for personal responsibility, the WHO says governments and manufacturers have a responsibility.

It says clubs should provide chill-out rooms and give out free ear plugs, headphone manufacturers should set limits on the volume, and governments need to adopt stricter laws.

I probably need to be more cautious about the time I spend under headphones. Otherwise I have to keep volume down or I'd annoy the neighbours.

When you listen to jazz, you never know if the neighbours' stares are because the music is too loud or they think you're crazy to listen to that racket from what they can hear passing by your front door.

[Rooster_Ties]

Piss poor choice of headline copy-editing. Should have simply said "Cut Loud Music to One Hour Per Day".

That's basically what the article is saying.

[A Lark Ascending]

Not sure how musicians would handle a Mahler symphony (let alone a Wagner opera!).

Change between movements?

Could answer the Musicians' Union prayers.

[mjzee]

Forget glow sticks—the latest must-have accessories being pushed to young festivalgoers are high-end earplugs.

Startup Doppler Labs has signed a deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group’s Goldenvoice promotion division to distribute more than 100,000 free pairs of its Dubs branded turquoise soft-molded earplugs—valued at $10 each—at AEG’s Coachella festival in California this spring. Pink, blue and teal-rimmed versions of its higher-end “acoustic filters” will be on sale at the event for $25 a pair.

More here: Earplugs, a New Dance-Fest Must-Have? - WSJ

[A Lark Ascending]

Piss poor choice of headline copy-editing. Should have simply said "Cut Loud Music to One Hour Per Day".

That's basically what the article is saying.

Probably the case.

Although 'The Independent' has the same vague headline, in its first line it says 'Teenagers and young adults should listen to music on headphones for no more than one hour per day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.'

Maybe we oldies are beyond saving. Or our are ears have been leathered to a degree that we are no longer at risk.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/children-warned-to-not-listen-to-music-for-more-than-one-hour-a-day-10076200.html

Edited February 27, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[JSngry]

What is the W.H.O.'s recommendation for sexual activity? Less music = less babies? I don't think that's a well-advised strategy.