Don't Play When It Comes to Your Hearing
Hey Eggxperts, what’s on your mind when seeing this topic?
Do you often listen to music while working, writing a blog, walking, running, driving, reading, etc? I bet most of us do. So have you ever thought about your hearing? Seriously I had never thought of it until my ears started itching when I used ear buds or set the volume level a bit higher than my usual level (50 percent of full volume or so). Since then, I set the volume level low as long as it is not too quiet that is ok for me.
What about you? I know some of my colleagues love listening to their MP3 players at 80 percent (or higher) of full volume at work. They probably feel a louder volume level could help them concentrate on work or make a better sound effect, or they just love being an isolator in office. However, the bad news is having the volume up to loud can cause both temporary and permanent hearing loss.
“Hearing loss means a person can't hear as well as other people do. For some people, that means not being able to hear at all. If the noise around you is so loud that you have to shout to be heard, there is a chance that the mechanism inside your ear can be injured.”
“Temporary hearing loss can happen after you've been exposed to loud noise for any duration. If you have temporary hearing loss, you won't be able to hear as well as you normally do for a while. You may also have tinnitus”(quoted from Kidshealth), which is the ringing or buzzing in your ears. Ever heard that? Too bad, I heard it before. Luckily, not any more. I’ve been protecting my hearing for a couple of years since my ears started itching. If your ears are fine now, take better care of them and don’t listen to loud noise or music over and over again unless you wanna lose the music finally.
“If someone is exposed to loud noise over a long period of time, like every day, permanent hearing loss can occur. This means the person's hearing won't ever be as good as it once was. That's why construction workers and factory workers need to wear ear protection” (quoted from Kidshealth). Likewise, we need to pay a bit more attention to our hearing than before.
I wear ear plugs most time to prevent damage to my ears. I know it looks uncool, but what’s uncool about protecting our hearing? When the sun comes out we protect our skin and our eyes, so why are we not doing the same for our ears? Just do it anyway. When I wear an ear phone, I always set the volume levels right. Follow me, my friend if you feel it is necessary. Our ears will adapt and adjust to the sound. Besides, please remember to take breaks from listening when using headphones for a long period of time. Also make sure that if you're mixing using headphone to cut the mics off because the feedback can ring your ears like a telephone call.
Moreover, I want to draw your attention once again to my topic “Don't Play When It Comes to Your Hearing” because I hear that hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illnesses in the United States.
·10 million Americans have already suffered irreversible hearing damage from noise;
·30 million are exposed to dangerous noise levels each day.
·The effects of noise on hearing are often underestimated because the damage takes place so gradually.
To learn more about preventing hearing loss, visit the Better Hearing Institute.
Okay, I am gonna stop here, feel free to leave a comment if you are one of those who
spend most of the day with the MP3 players glued to your ears. What symptoms have you got in your ears btw?