Nobody may ever mention this to you, but hearing is a very delicate sense. We all like to listen to loud music, and we can. Technology has made music listening very available, which means that you listen to more in more places. Our ears are strong, but they do begin to wear out after listening to music for long periods.
Honestly, you can listen to music as long as you want. The catch is that, like everything in life, it should be done in moderation. Keep the volume at a decent level. Low enough that everyone around you doesn't have to hear your playlist too. Use earplugs when it's too loud. Who cares if it's not cool, it's safe. Hearing loss among teen is more possible than you thing. The numbers are escalating and the problem is global. We all listen to music. If we listen right we can listen for longer.
Do you have any experience with noise induced hearing loss? What is your opinion on this matter?
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Feb 9, 2008 3:04 PM
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Thank you Anne!
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That's the real question, Dalveigh - how to convince people to turn the volume down to save their ears without sounding like one's telling them what to do. Your story is the best answer I can think of!
Just telling it here and every relevant spot in the blogosphere you can think of - e.g., in music sites, in music communities of social-networking sites, and/or starting a Group on the subject in MySpace and Facebook might help make it viral. You might invite other people with similar experiences to tell their stories in a group or on a profiles. Anyway, I'm glad you posted about this, hope you can spread the word in a viral, social-Web kind of way (what's so great about the social Web), and am so sorry you lost hearing in that ear. All best,
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Thank you Annie. I am developing a deign thesis on hearing damage due to loud music. I myself lost 100% hearing on my left ear. For a long time my ears rang and eventually the left ear expired. I am twenty six, but I was 15 when the ringing started after going to a concert. The ringing itself was difficult to deal with.
No one likes being told what to do, but there has to be a way to spread a message of consciousness that people welcome. How to make a teenager believe that turning the volume down or wear earplugs at concerts is cool?
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I'm glad you posted about this slightly different online-safety topic (ear safety!), Dalveigh. There have been some studies recently about how damaging high-volume earbud use can be to people's ears. The bottom line, experts say: To avoid ear damage and hearing loss, keep music player volume at no more than 60% of the volume range on your player and listen for no more than about one hour a day. That's in the 2nd link I provide below. It may sound unreasonable to serious music fans, but you don't want to have to use a hearing aid or keep saying "Huh? What?" to everybody who talks to you later on in life, right? Not to mention serious hearing loss.
See this on an earbud risk study and this short new item for anyone who uses an MP3 player. These short items link to longer, more detailed articles on this for anyone who's really interested. All best,
Anne
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Feb 5, 2008 11:40 PM
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Nobody may ever mention this to you, but hearing is a very delicate sense. We all like to listen to loud music, and we can. Technology has made music listening very available, which means that you listen to more in more places. Our ears are strong, but they do begin to wear out after listening to music for long periods.
Honestly, you can listen to music as long as you want. The catch is that, like everything in life, it should be done in moderation. Keep the volume at a decent level. Low enough that everyone around you doesn't have to hear your playlist too. Use earplugs when it's too loud. Who cares if it's not cool, it's safe. Hearing loss among teen is more possible than you thing. The numbers are escalating and the problem is global. We all listen to music. If we listen right we can listen for longer.
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