Can earphones damage your ears?

The expanded dependency on digital devices and audio gadgets affects one's health in certain ways. According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion teenagers and the young adults are at risk for noisy-induced hearing loss from excessive uses of audio gadgets. That The severity of damage escalates further when the teenagers ignore warning signals such as frequently asking questions,  understanding of what others are saying, difficulty in hearing on phone and increasing television volume than normal levels, hard time hearing environmental volumes  such as the chirping of birds, exhaustion from conversations,  tingling noise within ears or head, among others.

Blasting through earphones:

Listening to loudspeaker for a long time is a main cause of hearing loss in youngsters. And also, exchanging earphones among friends and family and not cleaning them increase the risks of ear infections and main cause to damage ears. Continuously hearing loud music on earphones is also decreases the sense of focus among users. However, if using earphones is totally unavoidable then it is advised to follow the 60/60 rule which simple meaning listening with headphones not more than 60% volume. And not more than 60 minutes a day. Use a noise cancellation Earphones, which helps to you and it reduce the volume without compromising the quality of hearing.

Tips to protect your ears from ear phones:

  •          Turn down the volume.
  •          Use noise-canceling headphones.
  •          Wear actual headphones, not ear buds.
  •          Take listening breaks.
  •       Set a volume limit.

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