Headphones have become indispensable today, from attending Zoom virtual meetings, to language translation when you travel abroad, listening to lectures online to your favourite music as you commute to work or playing your favourite game, it has become part of everyday life.
But if you are always wearing your in-ear earphones, you may be on your way to deafness ! This is reffered to as Noise Hearing Loss (NHL).
Teens these days are glued to their tunes by cranking up the volume as they listen to their favorite music.
Unfortunately, the World Health Organization (WHO) believes that this habit could affect their inability to hear in the future.
The popularity of mobile devices is so difficult to ignore, which is why many young adults are so attached to them. Listening to songs using their earphones could have a bad impact on their hearing ability.
The WHO Warning
WHO cautions young people to limit their earphone use to just an hour in order for them to avoid going deaf in the future.
Some teens though will not take this seriously, but according to WHO, there are 1.1 billion teens and young adults all around the world who have a high risk at losing their hearing ability because of their excessive use of earphones as well as their love for music concerts and clubs that produce very high noise.
How long should you use earphone per day to avoid becoming deaf? WHO knows the answer.
Those who are 12 to 35 years of age are the ones who are exposed to this risk. In just the past decade, the number of people who have lost their hearing ability has increased because of the use of music players and phones to listen to music.
To be specific, in 1994, 3.5% of the total American teen population experienced some kind of hearing damage. However, this number increased to 5% in 2006, just 12 years later.
The WHO Recommendation
Due to the upsurge in number of teens who experienced hearing loss, WHO mentions it is critical for young adults to act now in order to combat the issue.
The best solution offered is the 60 : 60 rule. You can safely listen to mobile devices with your earbuds for just an hour every day, while maintaining the volume percentage to just 60.
This recommendation should be followed by teens today, so as to minimize unsafe practices when it comes to listening to music. The loudness and the length of time young people use their devices affect the hearing ability of teens today.
Think of it this way: a typical conversation is 60 decibels, so this level will not cause problems with hearing. However, if the user increases it to 85 decibels, this is equivalent to an idle bulldozer.
Continous exposure to the sound for eight hours or more can already cause permanent hearing damage.
When a person is exposed to 120 decibels of noise, this can cause hearing damage in just nine seconds.
Neglecting to protect your ears and continually listening to music in loud volumes while using your headphones can damage your eardrum.
We all know hearing damage can impact your education, employment, and daily life.
Recent research has identified the worst culprits as in-ear earphones or ear buds that plug into your ear. They usually come in-box with your mobile phone as an accessory.
Are Headphones safer ?
The simple answer is yes. You can safely use headphones at upto 88 decibels for a maximum of 4 hours a day.
The safest headphones to use are the ones that cover the whole ear and that have inbuilt noise cancellation technology.
Noise cancellation by filtering out external noise and providing a cleaner modulated audio experience allows you to listen at a much lower volume.
Guard your ear health today before it’s too late; limit your headphone use to an hour and maintain a decent volume to enjoy healthy hearing capabilities.
The good news is NHL is reversible if caught early.
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