Do headphones cause hearing loss?

Moron or troll, haven't decided yet.  If you are serious, try googling hearing loss and learning what causes it.  Education is a good cure for ignorance.

YES INDEED! But any LOUD noise, (IE) Lawn mowers, Guns, Live music etc.etc. Keep your music at a nice DB Level and you'll be fine.....Do, as Anaxilus suggested, read about DB levels and what causes hearing problems.......Ears Ringing constantly  is no fun and I've been told it hurts like hell and can damn near drive one MAD, so keep DB levels down!!!!

Well, aging causes hearing loss.  Headphones just 'accelerate' hearing loss.  It's like cigarettes; cigarettes don't cause death, but they make the journey a little shorter.

Just putting headphones on cause hearing damage. I heard Bose eliminated hearing loss from their headphones due to their new doohickie technology. Avoid all other brands though, they don't have doohickie.

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Originally Posted by TheAudioDude 

Well, aging causes hearing loss.  Headphones just 'accelerate' hearing loss.  It's like cigarettes; cigarettes don't cause death, but they make the journey a little shorter.

Responsible headphone listening will not cause hearing loss at all, cigarettes are a bit different. If one listens at normal volumes, hearing loss won't even be accelerated.

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Originally Posted by logwed 

Responsible headphone listening will not cause hearing loss at all, cigarettes are a bit different. If one listens at normal volumes, hearing loss won't even be accelerated.

Do you know how hard it is to listen at 'normal' volumes?  I swear, there's a little man inside my head saying "just a little louder... just a little louder..."

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Originally Posted by TheAudioDude 

Do you know how hard it is to listen at 'normal' volumes?  I swear, there's a little man inside my head saying "just a little louder... just a little louder..."

I've never had that compulsion, strangely. My friends make fun of my 'baby-*** ears'

Car stereos cause hearing loss.  They're even more dangerous than headphones.  The urge to crank the volume to drown out the highway noise can make for some loud listening levels.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik 

I'm inclined to light up a cigar, enjoy a big glass of bourbon, then crank the headphones tonight.

Well, first I think I'll take the motorcycle out for a ride and pick up a Double-Double. Animal style, of course.

It's Friday night and I'm not going to live forever. Might as well have some fun.

Hoyo de Monterrey or Romeo y Julietta Churchill Habanos por favor, Labrot & Graham Woodford Reserve, 3x1 w/ whole grilled onions, xtra spread, xtra toast, xtra-large Neopolitan shake, fries medium-well please.  91db?!  That can't be right, must need calibration, oh well.

Sure they can. Like pretty much any device that produce sound.

It is all about the SPL.

Full size closed headphones don't allow the middle ear to breathe if you're a frenetic music'holic, most doctors/audiologists advise to stay far away from them for this reason and because most ppl listen to them too loud, due to the isolation and to the brain that loses the sense of loudness after a while.

It's good practice to set the volume the way you want it, and then to slightly lower it...it will force your brain to go fetch for details instead of being overwhelmed.

Everything CAN damage your hearing, but to reiterate everything that's been said here and countless other times anywhere else, it depends on how loud you play it.