https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/18/hazardous-substances-headphones
Does anyone have any other ideas to mitigate exposure?
Are there BPA-free headphones on the market?
"These chemicals are not just additives; they may be migrating from the headphones into our body," said Karolina Brabcová, chemical expert at Arnika. "Daily use—especially during exercise when heat and sweat are present—accelerates this migration directly to the skin. Although there is no immediate health risk, long-term exposures, especially vulnerable groups like teenagers, are of great concern. There is no 'safe' level for endocrine disruptors that mimic our natural hormones."
Plus absorption through the skin is worse than oral. Because when you eat it your liver breaks a lot of it down. When it goes in the skin it bypasses all that.
The accusation that an article was written by AI negates the science of toxic chemical leeching?
Because the em-dashes? In a professionally typeset article, the presence of em-dashes isn't really suspicious because that's how they're supposed to be used. AI learned to use em-dashes somehow, it's not like they invented the concept.