Oh noes! My earbuds might hurt me!

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I just read this article and found it interesting.

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/ear-damage

From the article:

Music stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for the fight-or-flight response, says Costas Karageorghis, Ph.D., a sport psychologist at Brunel University in London and author of Inside Sport Psychology. So the jolt you get when a hearty beat like Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" comes on is very real. When timed right, it could give you the thrust you need to hammer up a hill or cross a finish line. But starting a run with that song could cause you to overexert yourself and then fizzle out faster than the Swiftenhaal affair. On the other hand, music that's too mellow may prevent you from pushing yourself to the next level, says Michael Sachs, Ph.D., a professor of kinesiology at Temple University in Philadelphia.

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Muting your brain to your body's reactions can also increase your risk for injury. Suppose you tweak an ankle or knee. "You're not going to be able to pick up on pain sensations from a minor injury if you're zoned out to music," says Sachs. Instead of stopping, you might run, pedal, or skate through it until the pain becomes so severe that it intrudes on your music. "By then, the injury may be more serious than if you had stopped and addressed the initial ache immediately," he says.

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Thoughts? Experiences? I thought the Auria earbuds mentioned on the last page sounded cool. Anyone have a pair?