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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Are earbuds really worse then any other speakers for your hearing?

I've heard that earbuds, like the ones ipods come with, are bad for your hearing. Are they really worse then say, car speakers? I know that loud music can damage your ears, but why would earbuds be worse then say, car speakers, when listening at a normal volume? As well, if they are worse, does this also apply to head phones that don't actually go into the ear?
gpt
I believe that the research behind this found that people were more likely to listen at higher volume levels with headphones instead of speakers because the isolation from outside noises made it difficult for them to realize how loud they were actually listening. They're not disturbing other people and there is no visceral 'bass' feeling in the chest like you get with loud speakers, and there was less ambient noise for them to reference, so people tended to turn the volume to levels that could damage their hearing without realizing it.