Of course all of this doesn't mean that people should stop exercising or that they should stop listening to music
. Music is an incredibly powerful tool that can help encourage people to get in shape, and that's an amazing thing. While becoming more physically healthy though, people should take care of their hearing health as well. One solution is to ask your gym to turn down some of the loud background noises like TVs or music in public areas, and another solution is to purchase noise-canceling headphones to lower the outside noises that are competing with your headphones. In both of those situations, you can lower the volume on your iPod to help preserve your hearing abilities. If you are worried about your ears, visit a doctor in your area who can administer a hearing test for you. From there, your doctor can recommend various lifestyle changes to help protect your ears and can offer you the option of several different hearing solutions.