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A BBC news story recently reported that Apple is being sued by a man from Louisiana because of the sound levels on the ipod device. According to the lawsuit, 115 db of sound can be generated by the ipod which is enough to damage hearing if exposed for more than a short time each day.

The man from Louisiana is hoping to make the suit a class-action one. Apple is probably hoping that the problem will go away and, as reported in MacWorld, June 2006 issue, has released an update to iPod (version 1.1.1 update) that allows users to set the maximum sound level for their unit. Parents can also adjust settings for their kids and lock the settings with a combination code.