Safety
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Do not use your device for long periods of time
while a part of your body is making direct contact
with it. The temperature of the product may
increase during normal operation and this may
result in harming or burning your skin.
Caution:
Avoid potential hearing loss.
Prolonged exposure to loud sounds (including music)
is the most common cause of preventable hearing
loss. Some scientific research suggests that using
portable audio devices, such as portable music
players and cellular telephones, at high volume
settings for long durations may lead to permanent
noise induced hearing loss. This includes the use
of headphones (including headsets, earbuds and
Bluetooth
to very loud sound has also been associated in
some studies with tinnitus (a ringing in the ear),
hypersensitivity to sound and distorted hearing.
Individual susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss
and other potential hearing problems varies.
The amount of sound produced by a portable audio
device varies depending on the nature of the sound, the
device, the device settings and the headphones. You
should follow some commonsense recommendations
when using any portable audio device:
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or other wireless devices). Exposure