ALMOST three-quarters of people in Scotland do not know how to avoid potential ear damage when listening to music through headphones, a new report has warned.
Research showed 73% of people questioned in Scotland were unaware of the NHS guidelines on earphone use which recommend a listening time of 60 minutes a day at 60% level of volume.
The survey revealed the figure for the UK as a whole was 81%, with 94% of parents of 16-year-olds in the dark over the guidelines.
John Quail, managing director of www.claims.co.uk, which commissioned the research, said: "The main concern in this case is not only the level of damage that children and teenagers could be inflicting on themselves without them or their parents knowing, but the lasting effects of tinnitus and music-related deafness, and how that will impact the rest of their lives.
"This is potentially an issue of long-term health risks, something that will understandably cause parents distress."
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