Man Sues Apple Over iPod Hearing Loss

[Toastyone]

A man is taking Apple to court over potential hearing loss because of the Apple iPod

Apple Computer Inc. is being sued by a Louisiana man who claims the Apple iPod can cause hearing loss in people who use the popular MP3 player. The person who filed the suit, John Kiel Patterson, wants the case to be a class-action lawsuit that will force Apple to make upgrades to future models of the MP3 player.

According to part of the complaint, the iPods are "inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss." Each iPod already ships with a warning label declaring that high volume can result in a loss of hearing, but to many that just isn't good enough. In France, for example, all new iPods have limiting software inside the unit to govern the volume below 100 decibels -- the current models in the US can reach upwards of 125 decibels.

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"inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss." :rolleyes: What a freakin loser he wants them to make upgrades to the ipods to do what? Not be as loud? :wacko: :blink: Just turn it down you crack pot :p

[kirk26]

Great comment at Neowin's sister website- /.

"Warning: Nail Clippers will cut nails."

[WhoTheF]

Haha..

Good i dont listen to my iPod so much :)

[andrewhaji]

Yet another example of how idiotic/greedy some people can be. Now, I'm not pointing fingers at any particular country... *cough*

[Lasker]

stupid, anyone know that turning high the volume will crack you hear, ****ING DUMBASS

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Gotta love how Apple is always singled out.

This just in, loud noises causes hearing loss/damage

any music player can cause hearing damage, people just single Apple out cause they have more money.

[Skiver Veteran]

WTF!!!!

i've never used an ipod but my mp3 player has a setting which you can enable which stops you from going above a certain volume to prevent these things but at the end of the day, ipod never made him listen to it that loud

[Soham]

great i hope that man win law suit

[Simon Veteran]

Yet another example of how idiotic/greedy some people can be. Now, I'm not pointing fingers at any particular country... *cough*

Exactly what I was thinking.

Come on, if he listened to it loud enough for long enough to cause hearing loss, it's his own fault.

This just in: Man sues Staples because pen ran out of ink after 2 years of use: not enough warning, man said.

[jimbo12141]

for god sake, what a ######, his own stupid fault for listening to it at a too loud volume, its even common sence!

[Joshie]

I more or less find it amusing. Those ear-bud style headphones are the worst kind of headphone for a person's hearing, yet the poser bunch among the iPod users wouldn't be caught dead listening to music any other way. They're the new bling, and they dismiss loss of hearing later in life the same way other posers dismiss health risks from smoking, drinking, junkfood, etc. They just keep telling themselves old age sucks anyway, then they go off doing everything they possibly can to make sure it will.

[icecaveman]

The issue with the american iPods is they cause INSTANT damage to your ears, say you accidentaly put it at high volume, or are listening to a very low volume song, then suddenly there starts a new loud song. You'll get instant damage to your ears it's that loud.

[Max Veteran]

Damn idiot. I hope Apple wins over. ######.

"Warning: Nail Clippers will cut nails."

:rofl:

[gregj66]

Are you saying that American iPods go to 11 ;-)

[Sammyinnit]

He should sue anyone who smokes while hes there for damaging his lungs. Tard.

[Unholy Moley!]

The warning is not sufficient and too many people listen to it too loud. The iPod craze, as well as other portable media players with those earbuds, have caused a significant increase in hearing loss.

[riahc3]

Gotta love how Apple is always singled out.

Not exclusivly in the MP3 world but Microsoft always gets more "singled out" than Apple so dont act like Apple is the victim. :rolleyes:

Anyways this guy's a dumbass...but there have been worse things in other countries just in case someone starts with the typical american debate...

[Deaf Spacker]

:| Dumbass

[Stonkwell Bogtrotter]

So why hasn't he sued TV manufactures for having a volume that can go loud? Sony for making the "Walkman" all those years ago. Headphone manufacturers?

Hes a ###### just out for a quick buck.

I sincerely hope that if this ever gets to court, the judge throws it out and lands him with a massive legal bill plus a hefty fine that bankrupts him and puts him out in the gutter with the other low life trash, for wasting peoples time.

Yeah, that sounds good.

Edited February 2, 2006 by axious

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Idiots. Really!

Heaven forbid the person responsible for setting the volume level is himself!

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Not exclusivly in the MP3 world but Microsoft always gets more "singled out" than Apple so dont act like Apple is the victim. :rolleyes:

I don't know how you brought MS into this, but wtg.

Apple have been sued for a lot of crazy things, they have been sued for not selling an education machine to the public, sued because the absolute bleeding edge software wont run on really old macs. sued because people scratch their nano's, and now sued because people listen to music too loudly (when your two feet away from a person, and hear their music from their earbud headphones (like my step-dad), sure sign of hearing damage later in life), and they have sued for a lot of other things as well.

[mikebeech]

I don't know how you brought MS into this, but wtg.

that's what i was thinking :s

but yea, what an idiot- "oh no ive been listening to it to loud and now i cant hear- erm what to do what to do :shiftyninja: SUE APPLE!"

loser

[extasy]

Thats it, tommrow i'm filing a lawsuit on him for making such retarded news.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Ridiculous.

Hope Apple take him to the cleaners.

[Catharsis]

Someone should sue the engineer of airplane engines. They're way louder than iPods.