Audiologists raise concern over headphone use in young people
Audiologists raise concern over headphone use in young people
More young people are presenting to audiology teams in England with difficulty processing sound.
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I'm not buying it that it is headphone-related. I wear headphones nearly all of the time, I've listened to music loudly for years on end, I've had to deal with loud screeches, loud noise wherever I go, lived and worked.
It is totally an environmental thing. Plus, the article had already wrapped up what the problem was and a normal hearing test came back negative.
But they haaaaaad to find a reason in the next line. Just had to.
Have fun. I have Tinnitus.
From just headphone use? No, disagreed. From loud music? I used it as an example, I don't listen to loud music constantly as much anymore. You can't avoid Tinnitus because even if you didn't listen to loud music all of the time, being surrounded by loud noise in general will eventually get you there. I work in a store where people slam pallets down (for no stupid reason), screech pallet jacks, have noisy pallet jacks in general, ladder carts squeal and screech. We're not allowed to protect our ears because "CONSOOMER FIRST" priority.
Plus, where I live, people slam their doors around, they holler, babies and kids throwing fits. Yeah, it doesn't matter if I listen to loud music or not, I will develop Tinnitus because of the environments. It's an environment thing.
We're not allowed to protect our ears because "CONSOOMER FIRST" priority.
If you exposed to loud noises in your work environment (depending on the exposure time and loudness dB level), you should indeed protect your ears. In fact, by law your company should protect their employees from loud noise exposure and use proper hearing protection (so not the cheap stuff either).
If they don't meet these standards, you have the right to report the issue to workplace safety authorities or your company's health and safety officer. Employers are legally required to conduct noise assessments and provide adequate hearing protection, such as high-quality earmuffs or earplugs rated for the specific decibel levels in your work environment.
Trust me, if you are indeed exposed to loud noises can lead to irreversible hearing damage. I don't care so much about hearing loss, but Tinnitus on the other hand is killing my live. My Tinnitus has had me in its grip for years now. I can't commute to work anymore, I can't just go and do fun things anymore, hack I can't even join a birthday party when there are too many people. It is really suffering. And there is NO cure. #Tinnitus
they're not saying it's a headphones thing in general. they're saying it may be a noise-cancelling headphones thing.