IPHONE owners have been warned about a common mistake that could cause permanent damage.
If you receive an alert, you should heed the advice before it’s too late.
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It’s easy to get carried away with a favourite banger on Apple Music or Spotify and have the volume too high.
But it’s well-known that listening to music on headphones too loud for too long can damage your hearing.
Fortunately Apple has an alert that will tell you if you’ve had yours blaring over the recommended limit.
“Headphone Notifications let you know if your audio exposure has been loud enough for a long enough period to affect your hearing – for example, over 80 decibels (dB) for a total of 40 hours within the last 7 days,” the firm says.
“Your iPhone, iPod touch or Apple Watch can now alert you when you’ve exceeded 100% of the 7-day exposure limit whilst wearing headphones.
“These notifications will give you more awareness of your listening habits to help you protect your hearing.”
Apple will prompt you to turn the volume down.
And rather helpfully, it will put your volume down to a lower level automatically next time you connect your headphones.
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Users are also urged to take a look at their audio level usage in the iPhone Health app.
If you see a yellow Headphone Notifications banner you should take note.
This will usually tell you if your limit has been exceeded.
If you don’t see it, go to the Browse tab, then head to Hearing.
Select Headphone Notifications.
Here you will see a breakdown of your audio usage and key advice.
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