Now hear this: Headphones can damage your hearing!
The city’s health department is loudly blasting that message, telling music-obsessed New Yorkers that they risk hearing loss with earbuds and headphones constantly booming tunes into their brains.
The agency announced Tuesday that it’ll run an aggressive ad campaign on subway cars, local radio and the web, spreading the volume-lowering word.
“Listening to headphones at high volume for too long can damage your hearing,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley.
“If you want to continue to enjoy music in the future, you’ll turn down the volume today.”
Sounds blasted at a high volume for hours on end “can injure the delicate hair-like cells of the inner ear that convert sound waves into the sounds we hear,” according to the health department.
“The injured cells cannot be repaired, and once enough of them are damaged, hearing problems can occur.”