potential hearing hazard to ipod users

Guys, please do not switch to the maximum volume in your ipod because there is a risk for permanent hearing damage. No I'm not talking about the other phD. I'm serious here. Although the manufacturers have reduced the maximum in ipod products, users also has a role to play in reducing this problem. It takes two hands to clap so if the users are not cooperative enough, it's quite useless even if the manufacturers keep reducing the maximum volume in the popular mp3 device.