Are Earphones harmful? | #aumsum

It's AumSum Time. Are Earphones Harmful to ears? No. They make us look coooooll. Oh listen. When any soundwave enters our ear, it creates vibrations in our eardrum. These vibrations then travel through tiny bones. And eventually get transmitted to cochlea. Cochlea is a fluid-filled chamber with tiny hair cells. Now these vibrations move the fluid as well as the hair cells. Allowing us to hear. Now, as earphones as very close to our eardrums. Continuous loud music causes extreme movement of the hair cells. Thus decreasing their sensitivity over time, eventually leading to hearing loss. Now, some solutions. Firstly, we can hear better quality music at a lower volume level. With noise-cancelling earphones as they remove unwanted background sounds. Secondly, some experts recommend the 60 by 60 rule. One should listen to music at 60% volume for a maximum of 60 minutes. Thirdly, over-the-ear headphones are recommended. As they are further away from our eardrums.

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Length: 6min 1sec (361 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 16 2019