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DEEP BREATH

A guy I often see when I go out was in hospital last week. He suffered a collapsed lung. He’s 24 (I think), healthy and gave up smoking some time ago. So what happened?

Unbeknown to him, me or anyone else I know was this: spending large amounts of time absorbing huge quantities of bass can collapse a lung or two; and seeing as I almost always see said guy within metres of giant club rigs it seems likely this was the cause. So consider this not so much a warning, but more a little ‘heads up’ for all those who, like me, spend all their time soaking up what doctors now claim to be unhealthy levels of bass:

"I don't think we'll stop people going to clubs, but we may be able to advise them not to stand next to loud speakers or put a bass box into their car." (Dr. Harvey, of Southmead hospital in Bristol)

For more info from Doc Harvey and the BBC, check this.

Categories Music Tags Health Music

By on 4/12/07