Topic: Help Ipod troubles!.... and a stranging ringing in my ears?
Blayne Bradley
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My ipod shuffle wont turn on, it blinks orange and green several times but doesnt turn on any more I never dropped it. It makes no sense that it would suddenly go pfft.
Also every couple of days my left or right ear hears a noticible ringing sound that I find odd, should I be concerned?
PS: I did try resetting the Ipod it didnt help.
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Since you ask both questions in the same post, I assume you believe them to be related. If you're listening to your music too loudly, you can damage your ears.
A suggestion that I've heard is that if you can't understand a conversation at regular volume while listening to music with headphones, you've got the music too loud.
This kind of hearing damage can be permanent, so be careful. From what I hear tinnitus (ringing of the ears) can be really, really bad if it progresses too far.
I don't know anything about iPods. Batteries maybe? You're on your own there Posts: 3950 | Registered: Mar 2006
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Tinnitis doesn't HAVE to be really bad, though. Sometimes you get tinnitis from things like talking on the phone for a long time. Or if you have an ear infection.
I used to get it a lot when I was little, and it couldn't have been hearing loss because I wasn't allowed to listen to music really, unless it was those educational tapes that teach you your times tables. Or a handful of records (yes, records) that I think used to belong to my mom.
As for the ipod, I don't know. Maybe the drive/memory device is bad. Next time, don't buy an ipod.
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True, tinnitus itself isn't necessarily bad, nor is it necessarily caused by damage to the inner ears. It can be a symptom though, and it's always good to take care of the ol' ears. Especially if you like music enough to buy an iPod. Darn, those things are so expensive!
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Orange and Green means error. My only advice is reformat the device entirely. You'll have to download the latest firmware from apple.com. This should fix your problem.
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Seriously though, I'm sure there has to me some forums out there for enthusists. I know my iRiver has an excellent forum. You'll probably find a dozen threads there from people with the same problem, along with solutions Posts: 1412 | Registered: Oct 2005
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Any chance the Pod got an electric shock? Like, do you ever take off your coat while still wearing your Pod? (the static build-up can and does transmit through your earbuds, down the cord and to the player... trust me on this... bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt)
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