Some time ago, Xiao Lun (pseudonym), a 24-year-old man in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, slept with headphones for a long time, resulting in neurogenic hearing loss in the left ear, hearing only half of the right ear, accompanied by tinnitus.
It is reported that Xiao Lun has been wearing headphones to sleep for nearly half a year and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
Sleeping with headphones on at night is very seriously damaging to the hearing of the ears.
Source: D Video, Western Decisions
Auditory Has always stressed that wearing headphones should follow the "60-60" principle.
That is, when wearing headphones, it is best not to exceed 60 decibels, and the listening time should not exceed 60 minutes.
Once this boundary is exceeded, the hair cells in our inner ear can be damaged, leading to neurogenic hearing loss, and such damage is often irreversible.
According to the World Hearing Report released in 2021, more than 1.5 billion people worldwide are hearing impaired, and incorrect headphone wearing habits are one of the important reasons.
Hearing experts said: "In the past, the elderly who came to check the ears were generally the elderly, and the hearing loss of the elderly is a natural aging process. But now there are also many young people, who may be under pressure at work, working overtime and staying up late, and often wearing headphones to listen to songs and watch videos. ”
We usually wear headphones for a long time, we should take them off and rest for a while.
In noisy environments such as buses and subways, it is best not to use headphones.
How to choose headphones, in fact, there are many differences.
You should try to choose headphones with good quality, the noise will be less, and the ability to restore sound will be much stronger.
In addition, we are better off choosing headphones (with relatively little damage) and using in-ear headphones as little as possible. In-ear headphones can cause damage to the skin of the ear canal.
Some friends, wearing bone guide headphones, think that this will not affect the hearing. In fact, bone guide headphones are just as likely to cause damage to the hair cells of the inner ear.
Sometimes, after wearing headphones for a long time, the ears will feel particularly uncomfortable, how should we alleviate them at this time?
We can do a simple ear exercise that will help relieve the discomfort of wearing headphones.
If you notice hearing loss, tinnitus, ear stuffiness, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, etc., you should seek the help of a hearing professional immediately. If the treatment is ineffective, a hearing aid must be worn promptly.