Tad Grglewiecz, a 52-year old civil engineer from Cricklewood, North London survived the recent London terrorist bombings.
“Doctors told him his hearing was saved by his iPod earphones. He was treated at the scene by a female doctor from the British Medical Association, whose headquarters were next to the bus blast. ‘I was bleeding heavily, so without her help it could have been very serious for me. Last night I went into theatre to have my wounds cleaned. There were bits of bus in me. It was a miracle I was not more badly injured considering how close I was to the explosion. The help I received from people was extraordinary,'” The Independent reports.
Full article here.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Hearing Loss News: iPods can damage your ears – July 11, 2005
Apple Computer’s London retail store closed due to London bomb attacks – July 07, 2005
so which is it MDN…do they cause hearing loss or save hearing???? I’m getting mixed messages today.
Who says iPods damage your ears?
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this is one time I actually wish that the iPod was NOT mentioned in the article. It was quite unnecessary to mention that the earphones were for an iPod, and it detracts from a very serious story.
gforce – MDN doesn’t care which is right. They only exist to incite responses (and therefore ad impressions), not to actually report news.
Oh please…mentioning that his iPod earphones saved his hearing does not at all detract from this story. It’s nice whenever we can get any good news we can related to victims surviving such a horrible event…
I can’t believe no one asked HOW they saved this guys hearing. All it says is it did but nothing else.
Crappy reporting…
“I can’t believe no one asked HOW they saved this guys hearing. All it says is it did but nothing else. “
The earbuds weren’t actually IN his ears, they were around his neck, but they sensed danged and sprouted little hands that reached up and covered his ears before the explosion.
Ok, now really, how hard is it to figure out that having earbuds that fill your ear canal are actually sorta similar to EARPLUGS!
Duh
There is also an automatic muscular reaction to sudden high noise levels which breaks, or severely reduces the function of the middle-ear. The link from the ear-drum, through the levers of the ossicles to the oval window of the cochlear.
That’s not going to help with continuous high sound pressure levels, like from stupid prolonged use of headphone (any headphone, not just iPod ones).
But having something stuck in your ears is obviously going to help a bit. They’re going to help prevent outside noise getting to the ear-drum in the same way as ear-plugs do. Or just sticking your fingers in your ears.
Just common sense, innit ?
Like whoa Hammer, thanks ya dumb shit…
This whole Apple Ipod headphones thing is getting ridiculous.
The headphones barely go into your ear so I couldn’t really see how they could help that much. On top of that, the article is poorly written.
Oh, Chomper,
You’re just making a bigger fool of yourself by insisting. Just admit that you were trying to be a smart aleck and, instead, sounded like a dolt.
Give it up.
Again another excuse to mention ipod in an article in order to get attention. The story is valid enough on its own really. Should we all now go around with headphones or earplugs in on the off chance that some really loud noise occurs? Of course not, this guy was lucky, that’s all but add ipod and it’s oh so much more interesting. I suppose it’s flattering that apple has such brand recognition that people feel the need to mention it all the time but it gives the impression that apple earphones are in some way radically different from every other brand out there when they’re not. Bottom line – really loud noise can be harmful – when exposed to loud noise something that blocks the loud noise is helpful.
I have question…
Why is it important to mention that this was a FEMALE doctor?
Is there an implication that they worse than men? Why didn’t the other article specify that it was a MALE doctor.
MW: she
what complete and utter bullshit…
I was looking for beer in the fridge when the blast went off.. there was some Bon Jovi playing in the background.. so i didn’t really hear the blast.. thanks bon jovi..
so the ipod earbuds ARE good for something.
Al,
Certain details are added to get a better image and feel of the story. Details like female doctor, 52 year old civil engineer, descriptions of the wound. In contrast, making the story a commercial for an iPod is disrespectful to the people involved in a very tragic event while adding no useful information to the story.
Did anyone stop to think that maybe they prevented shrapnel and stuff from flying into his ear, therefore saving his hearing? I don’t know if they would insulate the ear against sound sufficiently enough to significantly help in that area…
–mAc
And an MDN editor sucked Steve Jobs’ dick and saved his life
The earbuds protected him from the blast concussion due to his proximity to the explosion. Pressure can eaisly pop the eardrum if the cnal is open; the buds simply amortized the wave.
The fact that story is on HERE makes the story about ipod… but if i were to read it on its own i wouldnt even think twice about the ipod bit… earphones r earphones.
<sarcasm>Dang Apple product placements! How low can they go!</sarcasm>
Nahhhhh… seriously how can someone really think that this was mentioned as an advertisement for iPods? I won’t say that mentioning the brand was a good thing, but if anything the UK newspaper used the iPod name as a way to “spice up” the story.
F U terrorist!!! You slimey muslims!!!!
Recently there was a report about iPods being involved in the killing of a youth, now they are in a story about helping save someone’s life. These reports, along with the new term “podcasting” go to show how deeply iPods have imersed into our lives and culture. They have become part of the very fabric of our lives, both in death and in life.
This is tasteless and insensitive, it gets the big WTF… please remove the story, Im already a click away from taking this site off my bookmarks and this kind of stupity is gonna push me over…
Glad he is doing well.
I agree with RobR. This story is in remarkably bad taste. Remarkably bad.
so I’m an ignorant Yankee, but I take it that the theatre is something like a trauma center?