IPods, Cell Phones, Do they damage your hearing?

First it was IPods. Now evidence suggests that cell phones may also be jeopardizing your hearing.

Mobile phone users who were tested over the course of a year showed some damage to the cochlea, the fluid-filled organ deep within the ear that translates sound waves into nerve impulses that feed into the brain.

It's not clear whether the damage is cumulative, but you might want to turn down the volume during your next walk-and-talk.

This article is from the October 11, 2010 Time Magazine, Lab Report section.

To your health,

Leigh