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Townshend warns of damage to hearing from headphones

Pete Townshend, legendary guitarist with The Who, has warned about the danger of possible hearing damage caused by headphones. Writing on his website, Mr Townshend said that his own particular kind of damage was caused by using earphones in the recording studio, not playing loud on stage. “My ears are ringing, loudly. This rarely happens after a live show, unless the Who play a small club. This is a peculiar hazard of the recording studio. The point I’m making is that it is not live sound that causes hearing damage. Earphones do the most damage.”

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