Warning others about tinnitus

Now that we have experienced tinnitus, has anyone here felt like it is their duty to warn other people they know about T? How about strangers? When I see a person (usually a teen) with their ipods so loud, I wish I could walk over to them and warn them about T. It is not worth it to listen to headphones that loud if T is a consequence. I didnt know tinnitus even existed and I am sure a lot of young people dont either.

 

I do it all the time. When I sub for a music class I warned students about tinnitus and how it's caused. I got learning material from American Tinnitus Association to give it to the kids.

 

Yeah I totally do this now. I was online reading some news about how our city mayor (New York city) was going to spend $250k on a new awareness campaign to educate teenagers on the dangers of using earbuds/headphones too loud. ALL of the comments we rants on how it was such a waste of money .. the "real" reason for the campaign ..etc. All of a sudden i became the defender of tinnitus awareness and hearing safety on that thread ...it was a war. ;-)