Nannystate slippery slope slip-sliding away. Anybody in NY ready to say its none of your business yet?

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/06/report-cranked-up-earphones-next-on-bloombergs-health-hit-list/

Report: Cranked-Up Earbuds Next On Bloomberg’s Health Hit List

March 6, 2013 5:41 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Less than a week before a ban on super-sized sugary drinks is set to take effect in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to add earbud headphones to the list of health dangers for New Yorkers.

City health officials plan to warn young people via a social-media campaign that they riskhearing loss from listening to music at high volume on personal music players.

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Some New Yorkers spoke with 1010 WINS about how they used their earbuds. Their comments seemed to indicate the problem may not be so rampant.

“I play them like not fully, like I put it all the way to the max and bring it down at least two times, that’s it. Just enough to hear the beat. I just like it,” Anthony Rivera said.