Marty wrote:

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Marty wrote:

"Edward Green" wrote

Very loud music has recently been implicated in collapsed lungs.

Sounds like a job for Myth Busters

Well, the evidence in fact seems to be anecdotal, but not entirely
mythological, and was published in a peer reviewed journal:


http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,...w=wn_tophead_8


The four cases cited were all indoor or in a car. That may be the
difference
as I have only done outdoor venues. They don't say but I would
speculate
that there were additional strains on the lungs like
yelling/screaming and
toxicology issues at the time. Again, thats only speculation.

Yes, but its very well-informed speculation. ;-)

Until we are able to run a controlled experiment randomly assigning a
test group to two cohorts, one required to become high and scream, and
the other distributed in a similar fashion in the sonic field at
selected entertainment venues but restricted to sober foot taping,
we'll never know.