Today, I decided to take a nap while listening to my iPod, on the lowest volume possible. My girlfriend woke me up by turning the volume all the way up. I still can't hear out of both ears. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I have a cold, and was stuck sleeping in bed. My roommate decided to wake me up by sticking headphones in my ears and playing heavy metal on full volume. This is the third time this week. FML
Today, after I accidentally put my headphones through the washing machine and then drying them out, they somehow still worked, but only in one ear. I was about to accept my fate when the other side suddenly started playing audio at full volume during a quiet train ride. FML
Today, I awoke to a series of almighty explosions in the middle of the night. Turns out I fell asleep with my AirPods in to a “Soothing rain” soundtrack, which had turned to “Storms and thunder” at some point. I pissed the bed. FML
Today, I was taking a nap on the couch when my 2 year old daughter decided that daddy needed an ear cleaning. With all the grace of toddler-hood, she stabbed me in the eardrum with a Q-tip. Now I can't hear her coming. FML
Today, my girlfriend revealed that last night she decided to 'test how asleep I was' by putting her finger up my nose as far as she could. Then in my mouth. Then in my ear. Then back in my mouth. I slept through the whole thing. FML
Today, I discovered my boyfriend listens way better in his sleep than he does when he's awake. FML
Today, my mother is snoring so loud that I can still hear her with the door shut and with earplugs in. So much for sleep. FML
Today, I found out my mother only uses two settings for volume on her laptop: maximum volume or completely quiet. She'll play it over whatever other people are doing, and then get mad when they tell her to turn it down. FML
Today, on an important call with a potential employer, he began to speak quieter and quieter until I couldn't hear him at all. When I finally hung up after waiting for 5 minutes, I realized that I had been pressing down on the volume button. FML
Today, I was woken up at 2 a.m. by my roommates throwing a party down the hall. I put some earplugs in so I could get some rest for my 8 a.m final. They worked really well, so well in fact that I didn't hear my alarm and woke up at noon. FML
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Top comments
thinmint 0
iPods doooo go that loud. mine does atleast... that was a bitch move from the gf.
Yarrachel 16
We're all completely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
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Yarrachel 16
First! Go ahead and bury my comment I don't care.
Yarrachel 16
This comment is completely irrelevant.
WVJimbo 0
This reply is completely irrelevant.
Yarrachel 16
We're all completely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
humorizer 14
Your mom is relevant in the grand scheme of things.
NoNameForM3 0
where would you find someone better than her?? she's awesome!
Yarrachel 16
Your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
ninaaftermath 0
I agree with number 60 , you ma'am are an idiot
YayAmerica 0
Well, perhaps you shouldn't rewire your iPod to a YACHT battery so that it can get that loud.
mushoo_fml 0
Well perhaps you shouldn't post an irrelevant comment in a comments thread about irrelevance. Wait...
YayAmerica 0
I was being all badass by being TRULY irrelevant.
hwkfan1 10
dump her ass
Jbiebs82 0
Everyone shut the f*** up and it won't be irrelavent and QUITE
barretke 0
doctor who is awesome!
SkateboardGirl88 11
Yes, yes it is.
ColdplaySucks 18
Read 138's comment while watching Doctor Who.
carbonbasedcynic 17
calm down man youre thinking freely!!
somepartsareme 0
ouch
BenignScientists 0
So ... chewing gum earplugs for the princess it is then?
Roxanne090 0
spinach dip.
Spaceghost77 0
Good thing you weren't asleep in a tanning bed. Besides, stop being such a puss.
JManHobbs 0
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
iPods don't even go that loud. Poose.
Janah_the_ENP 0
Yeah they do. You can change the max volume and depending on the song, they can get pretty loud
Emilyinroom483 7
Not loud enough to shoot out your hearing for any length of time. Ringing in your ears? Yes.
Janah_the_ENP 0
Yeah, actually it would be possible. Turn up the song volume on iTunes first then turn the song volume all the way up.
null_fml 11
No, it doesn't matter how loud the song's data claims it to be, it will be limited by the amount of power the iPod is able to put out and limited again by the power of the earbuds/headphones/speakers. We're talking about causing hearing loss for at least 5-10 minutes (probably much longer) from only listening for the couple of seconds it would have taken to yank on the cord. Use your brain and learn what hyperbole is. No commercial products can do go that loud; it would be a huge safety concern.
boatkicker 5
If you have good hearing then yes, it can go up high enough to cause you to not be able to hear for a relatively long time. I lost my hearing for about 2 hours once, and my ears rang for a while after that.
null_fml 11
That's not what we call "good hearing". If an iPod can do that to you, you really ought to see a doctor. iPods peak at around 120 decibels - just a little higher than an average rock concert. But 130 is the generally accepted limit before there should be any potential for short-term hearing loss, let alone two hours worth. Your ears are obviously in very poor health to be so easily affected by music at what many people find to be a comfortable and enjoyable listening level.
broomstick 0
My sister is an audiologist. iPods can reach around 130 dBs. Safe listening levels are around 85 dBs. You may be able to listen to loud music and go to concerts and stand next to the speakers for hours on end and not experience anything more than mild tinnitus (ringing in your ears). But when you get older, you'll probably start to experience significant hearing loss. Your listening habits today, will affect you hearing in the future. The iPod generation is going to be deaf or hard-of-hearing in 10-20 years... now is a good time to get your doctorate in audiology, because audiologists are going to make bank. My suggestion for now is to turn down your headphones, if others can hear it, it's probably too loud. And when you go to bars, clubs, concerts or any place that's loud, bring and use hearing protection. Most people don't use those foam earplugs properly... if you can see the foam sticking out of your ear, they're not in far enough and aren't doing their job. I have a pair of custom fitted earplugs with a 25 dB filter (because I'm a drummer), and I won't play or go to clubs, bars, concerts or anyplace loud without them in.
broomstick 0
"That's not what we call 'good hearing'" Who's "we?" Are you an audiologist? 115 dB is a about a standard rock concert. At about 125 dB, you'll begin to feel pain in your ears. It doesn't sound like there's much wring with boatkicker's hearing. It sounds like there's something wrong with your hearing. Perhaps the reason why you prefer your music so loud, is because you can't hear it at lower levels, which would indicate a level of hearing loss. I hope you like the idea of wearing hearing aids.
bmoney2011 0
iPods really aren't that loud. Unless you're a weenie. By I have..not the best hearing so mines allthe way up anyways. I like it that way. @96: I'm a drummer too and the custom made earplugs are expensive as crap. More like gold than crap tho LOL. Also if you wear foam earplugs. You ARE supposed to see them, ears aren't that big. It can't go that far into your ear that it would disapear. Also just a short anecdote... I went to the University of North Texas Marching Percussion Camp this summerrr and I didn't have earplugs the first two days..I started to hear a ringing noise non stop. So I wore ear plugs and now it's better. I play snare though, now everytime I practice I wear ear plugs. It's so important to protect your hearing. Bill Bachman almost went deaf and gave up drumming completely, he's actually the reason I wear ear plugs all the time now. He told us his story and when you can hear a ringing noise at 16, you know somethings wrong! Protect your hearing!!! I realize how contradicting I am in this post.
null_fml 11
LMAO! Broomstick you dumb shit, we're talking about IMMEDIATE hearing loss here, not long-term. I think you saw the point, but then you ran right past it and attacked a different one entirely.
royboh 0
You are misinformed. Your sister needs to be more specific with her decibels. iPods can have a decibel output voltage that high, but that is not the same as the sound pressure level in decibels.
X_o_X_ocutie 0
aww drummers are sexy
X_o_X_ocutie 0
drummers are sexy aww
snafu57 1
what did you say? btw,I don't show a number one in the comments, so I'll claim it.
Yarrachel 16
I was number 1, but my first comment was deleted. I can't catch a break. I'm going to go drown my sorrows now.
danceintherain_ 0
http://www.ihatestacy.com/index.php?id=c66ee44265ba3b89d30a5c5e1165d13c
Triskelopidopali 0
Maybe it's because you're such a bitch.
Cupffin 0
I don't know if iPods go THAT loud, but Zune does. My selective hearing is even worse now. FYL...?
bmoney2011 0
^ LOL!!!! I have terrible selective hearing, especially when I'm in the zone (during band practice I don't even know what the show sounds like, only the percussion parts) pffft :p Not a good thing but oh well
amiracle 0
Tell me, how does one hear 'out of his ears'? I'd love to learn that trick, whatever it is!
sadistmonkey 19
by not being deaf.
bmoney2011 0
We normal people hear out of our ears.. Do you hear out of your butt??!
clairebear925 0
Umm they are saying their deaf
charvisioku 22
Really 142? Looks more like they're trying to attack OP's grammar and failing.
GearsFan56 1
I agreed and disagreed, cause your life sucks, and you deserved it.
lostfaithinpppl 19
Hope you dumped the bitch.
truthisRelative 0
Be somewhat upset about it and express your disappointment, sure, but dump her over one stupid move? Seems a little over the top to me. The OP will be fine by morning. iPods aren't too dangerous in that department unless you're listening to loud music all the time.