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This entry was posted on 23rd July 2018 by Joan McKechnie.
Earbuds are here, there, and everywhere. We bet you own some!
While they are not obviously a danger, anything we put in our ears can come with a risk. Even more so when it emits loud sounds.
This is becoming more of a popular question. More and more people now have access to an apparatus that plays sound - phones, MP3 players, TVs, computers, the lot.
Whether you are on a commute, out for a jog, in the gym, or at home, it's highly likely that you may put on a pair of headphones. Now, this is where the problem may begin. Dr. Robert A. Dobie, a clinical professor of otolaryngology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio told Time, that: “You can certainly hurt your hearing listening to loud music, whether through earbuds or something else.” Normal levels of sound, those below 85dB are unlikely to damage our ears. But, when noise peaks 85dB, this is where issues may arise.
According to Stony Brook School of Medicine, damage to our hearing can occur:
Listening to music via earbuds can lead to hearing loss if excessive sound peaks the above for dangerous durations.
Earbuds and headphones send sound directly into the canal. This focus of sound, especially at high volumes, can really damage our ears.
Their design means it is very difficult for sound to travel anywhere else, other than into the ear itself - it's their purpose after all. Earbuds are perfectly safe for listening to music, but it is the excessive volume than gets channeled down the canal and towards the eardrum. As a result, noise-induced hearing loss can be an unfortunate repercussion. Furthermore, as with gigging and live performance, tinnitus may also occur.
Noise-induced hearing loss is the name of the hearing impairment when exposure to excessively loud noise is to blame.
The longer you are exposed to harmfully loud sound, the higher the risk that hearing loss may occur. It can develop over time or within an instance depending on the level of decibels present. In many cases, this is irreversible and becomes known as sensorineural hearing loss due to its permanent nature.
High-intensity sound enters the ear canal and it is the damage to the hair cells within the ear that cause the loss of hearing. If we are exposed to harsh sounds regularly every day, then damage occurs when noise levels regularly peak 85dB.
If earbuds lead to hearing loss due to harmful sound exposure, so can many other things. For example:
To protect your hearing in these kinds of scenarios, ear plugs may be your savior. They can prevent the harmful noises from entering the ear canal, and b doing so, help prevent hearing loss.
If you do believe you may be suffering from a hearing impairment, hearing aids are a practical management solution.
Take our online hearing test to check for signs of potential hearing loss.
Results will indicate if you should take further action to protect your ears. Post-test, we recommend that you consult an audiologist who will be able to provide better insights into your state of hearing. They will be able to diagnose its root cause, which may be due to excessive noise exposure from earbuds or headphones.
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This entry was posted in Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and tagged USA, Hearing loss, tinnitus, help & advice on 23rd July 2018 by Joan McKechnie. ← Previous Post Next Post →
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