Apple under fire - Lawsuit says this product caused "important injuries"
If you have this popular product, you may want to be very careful.
Apple offers a range of products and gadgets to meet different needs, whether you areUse an iPhone As a first form of communication or count on your MacBook for work. In fact, so many people take advantage of Apple products, the technology giant has become the first company to beValued at 3 dollars in January 2022,The New York Timesreported. This growth is largely thanks to its devout customers, many people demand the last and the best Apple devices when they are deployed. But even the most popular products have their detractors, and the company is now faced with criticism in the form of a new trial. Read the rest to discover what the Apple product would have caused "significant damage".
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Apple products are not always well received.
Apple fans share rumors on the versions of future products before being officially announced and proudly aligning to get their hands on the first as soon as they hit the stores. This does not mean that these popular purchases do not obtain negative comments. Recently, Apple found itself in hot waterAirTags Apple, follow -up devices that can help locate poorly placed items. Despite their planned use, these products were linked to a total of150 police reports, according toVice. The majority of cases dealt with harassment, suggesting a major security risk for users.
Now another apparently harmless Apple product is the source of a security debate, two parents in Texas taking measures.
A prosecution was filed after the hearing of a child was damaged.
A couple from San Antonio, Texas, filed a complaint against Apple on May 16, alleging that thanks to Apple Airpods, their 12 -year -old son A "Permanent hearing loss"In his right ear. As indicated by Insider, the couple seek$ 75,000 in damage.
Carlos Gordoa andAriani Reyes Claim their child - now 14 years old and identified as B.G. in court documents - looked at Netflix on his iPhone and listened to "a small volume" through his Airpods in May 2020. While wireless headphones were connected, an alert is Passed, the so -called trial, which "died suddenly and without warning, to a volume that torn the drum of B.G.'s ear, damaged his cochlea and caused significant injuries to the hearing of B.G.
B.G. He now suffers from "episodes of dizziness, dizziness and nausea" due to the trauma, according to the trial. The problem is so serious, says the trial, that the child will have to wear hearing aid for the rest of his life.
"B.G. has lost its ability to live a normal life, and it will continue to live a decreased life in the future, including a decrease in ear capacity," said the costume. Medical invoices have also been noted as a concern for the family, as B.G. problems persist and require additional medical care and follow -up.
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The family maintains that the AirPods have not been made properly.
The trial surgos the "defective" AirPods, endangering the user audience. According toTej paranjpe, lawyer and co -founder atPMR law, Apple did not provide eitherSufficient warnings About the volume of Airpod.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"If Apple had designed the AirPods to self-adjust to safe levels or provided warnings on volume increases associated with alerts, this boy would live a normal life," Paranjpe said in a press release.
According to the press release, Gordoa and Reyes continue both for negligence and fraud, alleging that Apple has not properly tested or manufactured airpods, and did not inform users of "fast and unexpected" volume increases either when using headphones.
"We hope that this trial will lead to positive changes for consumers bearing Apple AirPods" "Robert Horn, Said the lawyer for the PMR law, in the press release. "If we can prevent it from happening in another family, then it's a step in the right direction."
Other Apple users reported volume problems when using AirPods.
The trial indicatesprevious complaints Apple customers on notifications, users calling for a way to adjust the volume of notifications. Users have flooded the Apple forums to discuss the problem, with a respondent writing in 2020 that "Airpod notifications are extremely strong, while other sounds are not".
The trial alleys that Apple was aware of the “design, manufacturing or marketing defects affecting the airpods” in the light of these complaints, which were filed before and after the B.G.
On the iPhone, Apple offers a helmet safety feature, which aims to protect you from hearing damage. You can access it by heading to the settings, then sounds and haptics, then helmets. Once there, you can switch to the reduction of strong sounds. This goes, however, Automatically reduce the volume If it is too high for long periods, according to Audio Gadget.
Apple did not immediately respond to an email asking for comments on the current trial, or the problems surrounding the Airpod notification volume.
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