I am writing this article on the basis of the new San Jose Mercury News Article published on Wednesday August 18, 2010.  Obviously, many people believe that the main culprit would be personal music players (Ipods, MP3 Players, Shuffle), however, the real culprit is still not determined.   According to the Journal of Medical Association, it is still not completely proven why there is 30 percent more of today's teenagers have some level of hearing loss compared with their peers in the late '80s and early '90s.  If you were to ask me, I would say it is definitely  due to the advanced music technology and the high volume which many adolscents are listening to.  Being an avid music listener myself, I definitely know that if I have listened to music all day, it would make contribute to my hearing loss.  High School Students and College Students are also more inclined to listen to music because many of them listen to music while they go on the bus, walk around campus, wait for any transportation they use, or even while studying!  Back, when I was getting raised, I remem me  plugging in my big headphones into the big CD players.  I realized now how easy and convenient it is to listen to music and attain music.  Thus, while it is good that there is more expansion and attainability in music, one has to also realize to be careful with all the music exposure they get as they have to be more concered about their future hearing loss.  So, if you know of any who is a fanatic music listener and constantly listens to music all day, make sure to tell them to lower the volume and also be careful for not Music Overdose as it can contribute to future hearing loss!