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By Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n
A lawsuit that blamed Apple Inc.\u2019s iPod music player for causing hearing loss fell on deaf ears at a federal appeals court.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2006, argued that because iPods don\u2019t come with a decibel meter that lets users know how much noise the device is producing, consumers don\u2019t understand the potential damage they could be causing themselves by listening to loud music for long periods of time. It also claimed that the earbuds that come with the iPod increase the risk that damage could occur because they are designed to be placed inside the ear.<\/p>\n
In dismissing an appeal in the case Wednesday, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals called the claims \u201cobvious\u201d and said that a reasonable person could easily avoid hearing loss by turning the volume down.<\/p>\n
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