Loud Music and Hearing Loss

Experts are now worried that more young people are susceptible to hearing loss because of loud noise. Where does this loud noise come from? Well, check out disco pubs, karaoke bars, and homes for sound volume. Check out their MP3 and iPod players. You’d find out that many teens and young adults are fond of tuning the volumes of their music players at high intensities.

Findings about people suffering from hearing loss due to loud music are compelling. From 1985 to 2008, the number of girls that got hearing loss because of exposing themselves to loud music has increased twice. This study included nearly nine thousand subjects, all of whom are females approximately 16 in age.

Studies now reveal that more people are using portable music players in the last decade. This might have caused the increase in incidence of hearing loss and tinnitus, which are signs of cochlear damage. Loud sound destroys delicate sound receptors or nerve endings in the cochlea and causes the classic symptoms of reduced hearing and emergence of phantom noise.

The danger of portable music devices heard over earbuds is that they can produce overwhelming noise to the listener that is oblivious to the outside observer. Hence, parents and friends of the individual cannot warn them that their music is too loud because only they can hear the loud music. Also, earbuds don’t have noise cancelling mechanism, and this causes the listener to increase the volume to hear the music clearer. It’s really bad to the ears!

Using a hearing aid is the best treatment for tinnitus and hearing loss, but having hearing aids stuffed in your ears can be inconvenient. Just turn down that volume and save your ears!

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