Can loud music damage our Ears?


Hearing loss means someone not able to hear as well as other people do. If someone is exhibited to loud noise over a long period of time like every day, by that permanent hearing loss can occur. While taking early morning walk, traveling in a bus, crossing the street, boarding a metro, sipping coffee in a cafĂ© or just a call in the office, throughout the day most of the people are likely to use earphones or talk through earphones with high volume. However, by using earphones too often, you might not be disturbing the other people around you, but you surely harming yourself enough without taking note of it. 

Earphones generate sound waves that reach inside of our ears, making the eardrum vibrate. This vibration extends to the inner ear via the small bones and reaches the cochlea which is a chamber in the inner ear which is filled with a fluid and includes thousands of small’ hairs’. When this vibration reaches to cochlea, then fluid vibrates making the hairs also move. The louder the sound and stronger the vibrations and the more the hairs move. The continuous and long-term exposure to loud music leads to the hair cells to ultimately lose their sensitivity to vibration. So, the loud music can damage our ears.

Exposure to Loud Noises, How can we prevent?

The effect of noise on hearing depends on how loud it is (sound intensity) and how long it lasts (duration). Avoiding noisy situations is the best prevention. If you can’t avoid the noise, use adequate hearing protection.

5 Ways to Protect Your Hearing:

  • Turn the volume down.
  • Walk away from the loud noise.
  • Take breaks from the noise.
  • Avoid loud, noisy activities and places.
  • Use hearing protection.

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