| Rock and Roll music can cause both temporary and | | | | critic on hearing loss. He attributes his own hearing |
| permanent damage to the inner ear. Damage may | | | | loss to headphones at recording sessions. Townshend |
| occur from one extremely loud session of exposure | | | | has been warning young people about Walkman and |
| to noise or it may occur from sustained exposure to | | | | iPod use. He says, "My intuition tells me there is |
| lesser noise levels. Most rock and roll musicians | | | | terrible trouble ahead." Townshend regrets his own |
| received their hearing damage from either amplified | | | | hearing loss and wants to save others from the |
| live music or listening to music on headphones.Pete | | | | same self-inflicted disability. |
| Townshend of The Who has been an outspoken | | | | |