article_snippet: can you turn your music down?
article_snippet: By analyzing listening habits of 12- to 35-year-olds in wealthier countries around the world, WHO found nearly 50% of those studied listen to unsafe sound levels on personal audio devices and about 40% are exposed to damaging levels of music and noise at entertainment venues.
article_snippet: Listening Safe initiative.  
article_snippet: Part of the campaign is to encourage manufacturers to create audio safety features on devices and then educate consumers on how to use consumers.
article_snippet: WHO is also calling on governments to create and enforce recreational noise legislation.
article_snippet: Parents, teachers and physicians can educate young people about safe listening, while managers of entertainment venues can respect the safe noise levels set by managers of entertainment venues respective venues, use sound limiters and offer earplugs and 'chill out' rooms to patrons," says WHO.
article_snippet: When The good news comes to your personal audio devices, such as your smartphone: .
article_snippet: -- Turn the volume down.
article_snippet: -- Take "listening breaks" or only listen for just an hour a day .
article_snippet: Download a smartphone app to help monitor safe listening levels.
highlights_snippet: 50% of those studied listen to unsafe sound levels on personal audio devices .
  