Puro Sound Expands Line of Kid-Safe Headphones

Puro Sound Labs, the San Diego-based company “dedicated to fighting the growing epidemic of noise-induced hearing loss,” has expanded its line of volume-limited headphones for kids with a wireless on-ear model.

The new JuniorJams ($80, discounted to $70 for the holidays) uses patent-pending technology to limit volume to 85 dB and features a daisy-chain feature that allows two headphones to listen to the same source simultaneously. The headphones are based on Bluetooth 4.2 with aptX coding and have 1.5-inch custom drivers for improved sound quality. The company says battery life has also been extended to 22 hours (200 hours standby).

Volume limiting is applied whether the headphones are operating in wireless mode or with the cable provided for wired listening and the faux leather ear cushions provide “87 percent ambient noise isolation.” The headphones also have a built-in high-sensitivity microphone for use with a phone.

Available in four colors — blue, pink, green, or purple — the JuniorJams feature a durable aluminum frame that folds flat for storage in the supplied carrying case.

"In designing the JuniorJams we rolled up everything a parent would need and a child would want from a headphone," said Puro Sound Labs CEO Brett Lacey. "Safety, durability, ease of use, cool style and awesome sound, these headphones will keep the front seat and the back seat happy."

The Puro Sound Labs Story
Dave Russell founded the company in 2014 after learning that his youngest daughter, Niki, had developed a noise-induced hearing loss from wearing headphones. He scoured the market, searching for headphones that would prevent what he calls an extremely preventable condition. He didn’t find any, so he put his technical background to work and built a set of headphones designed to prevent hearing loss by limiting the volume.

From the company website: “For America’s youth, hearing loss is a growing epidemic. Today, one in five teens suffer from some form of hearing loss, a 31 percent increase since the mid-90s. The driving force of this growth is that 50 percent of teens and young adults age 12-35 are exposed to unsafe levels of sound from their personal music players. To put that in perspective, that amounts to roughly 1.1 billion teens and young adults worldwide.”

For more information on the JuniorJams wireless headphones, visit purosound.com.

Related:

Dr. Melissa Wikoff Discusses Hearing Loss

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: The Basics

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Top 5 Prevention Tips.

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