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In the article "Against Headphones" author claims that headphones are not safe for teenagers, because " teenagers exhibit what’s known as slight hearing loss," due to loudly sound affecting the ears daily in excessively large amount of time. Thus, teenagers experience hearing lost to "exposure to sound played loudly and regularly through headphones" The author has not explicitly stated the claim in one sentence thus the first second part of the claim can be found in the first paragraph "teenagers exhibit what’s known as slight hearing loss" is what the problem is. Where the second part of the claim tells why teenagers experiencing hearing loss, which can be found din second paragraph, "exposure to sound played loudly and regularly through headphones."
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Some teenagers are not affected by hearing issue due to following safety rules. The claim only affects people who listens to music too loud. The qualifiers "One in five," shows that there are exceptions to author's claim.
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However, headphones are safe too use if teenager uses it properly, for example listening to music on safely volume level and for moderately amount of time. Author as well mentions that headphones are even can be useful and necessary for professional use, like radio workers or sound specialist. The author gives the exception for his claim in the tenth paragraph, "headphones are extremely useful — and necessary for sound professionals, like intelligence and radio workers."
• Summaries (claim) "teenagers exhibit what’s known as slight hearing loss...exposure to sound played loudly and regularly through headphones." (qualifier) "One in five." (exception) " headphones are extremely useful — and necessary for sound professionals, like intelligence and radio
Steven Mostyn obtains the readers attention by tittling the essay "Headphones Can Kill." In other words, in our minds we think of wild animals, or even accidents that end up killing people, but headphones? That's something everyone uses everyday and never notices that it could've been a killing machine; thus, convinicing the reader to analyze the essay. At first Steven introduces the essay by making the reader curious and wanting to find out more by stating this, "it may come as a shock to learn that headphones can apparently endanger our lives." In simpler terms, Steven grabs the readers attention by making the title sound like the headphones directly killed the person, but as the readers continuse it is slowly revealed that the person is
...o account that much of the evidence is the author’s own works, that a bias is present. Darrow strongly believes in the integration of students with hearing loss into the music classroom. She does however point out opposing views and successfully dismantles them with strong and sound reasoning. One of the points Darrow makes is that many people believe that music is a “hearing value” and that the ability to make discriminations about what a person might hear is solely a function of hearing, when in reality it is actually a function of listening. “Listening is a mental process; hearing is a physical process,” states Darrow. The music learning environment is a great place for these students to develop their listening skills. “The development of good listening skills allows students with hearing losses to use their residual hearing to the maximum extent possible” (Darrow)
Although level noise do not reach OSHA level (occupational safety & health administration) that causes noise-induced hearing loss, the paediatric nurse in the unit are exposed to continuous moderate noise levels that may causing impairment (Berens, 2008). In addition, these noise exposures may result in abnormalities in the stress response as well as in sleep patterns. (Berens, 2008). If working long shifts weekly and being exposed to noise it will have an effect on hearing loss. The loss of hearing depends on how loud the sound is and the length the person is exposed to sound. Exposure to high level of noise and sound can cause deafness. During or after being exposed to loud noise can leave a ringing sound in the ear. Noise will interfere with communication which could lead to misunderstanding of orders. This could lead to a higher risk of accidents when communication is
The essay I read suggested that people of low intelligence/class (i.e. teenagers) use “junk” music to try and drown out their supposedly harsh reality. The author also suggests that the more intelligent people in the world do not listen to loud music because the decibel level at which you listen to music somehow indicates your intelligence. I cannot agree with that statement because I have talked to my friends and aquaintences and they told me that music helps to lift their spirits and some even said that music helps them to cope with their reality. In addition, studies have shown that some people who listen to music while they study actually do better on the test the next day, because the music relaxes them. In the aforementioned essay, the author also mentions the “two slack-jawed young assistants.” This was quite obviously stating that the repairmen were of lower social standing, and that the “junk” music they were “blasting” was emphasizing their low class.
According to Chapman et al., (2000), the loss of hearing appears to be a chronic issue through...
An article by Time Magazine, titled “Against Headphones,” discusses the cons of wearing headphones in a world where privacy is a necessity. According to its sources, “One in five teenagers in America cannot hear rustles… according to a study published in August in The Journal of the American Medical Association” (Heffernan). Virginia Heffernan, the author of this article, explained the target population for headphones was people who could not hear sermons in church. She thought this invention created a culture of “submission and denial.” She said headphone use was antisocial. In some cases, this statement would be incorrect. Music and learning materials can distract others. These would be scenarios
The current hypothesis is that one of my genes is a mutated gene, that mutated gene is what is causing my hearing loss. If this is the real reason why I have hearing loss, there is also worry for what other problems does this mutated gene cause. With finding a mutated gene, they will most likely be able to predict how much worse my hearing will get. Another possible but not likely cause is a tumor, currently, I have to get an MRI to make sure that there is no growth inside of my head. If there is a growth, that will lead to some serious issues. The last possible cause is that loud noises have damaged my hearing, but it is even more less likely than a tumor. I am almost never exposed to loud music, concerts, or anything of that nature, which would causes hearing loss. Since I've been losing hearing since I was 5, they have practically ruled that one out because it makes no
In Virginia Heffernan’s article “Against Headphones” she is arguing against the use of headphones. In her argument, she explains how the use of headphones leads to the risk of permanent hearing loss in teenagers and children. She also argues that headphones help isolate people and that people should start listening to music etc. together as a family. She uses several kinds of argumentative strategies which include: euphemism, propaganda such as the testimonial device, and the rhetorical appeals pathos, ethos, and logos. Heffernan’s argument in her article is effective because she has plenty of logic, facts, and statistics to support her thesis. She also tugs on her audience’s heartstrings by using their emotions. The strengths in her article such as the many facts she put in it greatly outweighed the weaknesses in it.
On the other hand, the Kendall Support Services Team (2003) indicates that FM hearing aids allow children to hear at the same volume regardless of where they are seated. In fact, FM systems may cover over 100 feet and are portable (Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing). These systems require teachers to wear microphones and students to wear special hearing aids (Kendall Support Services Team, 2003). Similarly, soundfield systems amplify the instructor’s voice, not only for the deaf students, but for the w...
The readers may not be familiar with the music business so it makes the paragraph harder to understand because the reader doesn’t understand any of the background. Cusic has a bias standpoint on the subject because of his experience in the music business. If Cusic had given a fans view on why they don’t except covers songs it would have made the paper less bias.
Consequently, as you can see both hearing aids and cochlear implants have very superlative technology, that they have countless positive effects on many individual lives around the country and are an important contribution for parents to understand these advancements and help their child the best they can. “Hearing loss can impact your work and social life,” says Larocque. “Restoring one’s hearing gives people their life back,” (Donohue 1). A primary benefit of wearing hearing aids or cochlear implants is enhanced directional perception. An individual that hears better in one ear may find it difficult to locate where sounds are coming from because perception is off due to the fact that you are receiving sound of a decreased volume in one
Zhao, F., & Bardsley, B. (2014). Real-ear acoustical characteristics of impulse sound generated by golf drivers and the estimated risk to hearing: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 4(1), e003517-e003517.
Docksai, Rick. Teens and cell phones: cell phones can be noisy and distracting. But they can also be an aid to learning." The Futurist. Jan.-Feb.
Sound, music, and hearing have always been a big part of my life. As a lifelong musician, I value my hearing a lot. After playing music on stage at high volume for more than 15 years, I experienced a nasty tinnitus scare. This led me to begin looking into how to protect my hearing. These steps included reducing each member’s volume as well as the overall stage volume so we were able to hear ourselves with less volume. Eventually, with the adoption of in-ear monitors (IEMs) across the band to manage volume on stage and to isolate our own channels (from the drums, especially), I was able to protect my hearing more, and the tinnitus eventually became manageable. This experience led me to realise the importance of protecting my hearing as well
For this assignment, our class was instructed to spend two to three days with impaired hearing. To do this, I obtained some regular green foam ear plugs and wore them while going about my daily routine. The plugs gave me a decent 30dB loss in my “mid” and “upper” frequencies. At first, I did not see how it would be possible to walk around with ear plugs in all day. I started to think what my other instructors would think, but being an audio arts and acoustics major, most hardly batted an eye. Truthfully, I thought I would put my plugs in when I wanted to jot notes down for my journal, but that was not the case. My ears became acclimated to the loss and I could keep them in for most the day. The purpose of this exercise was to reinforce the point our professor had been teaching us all semester; living with hearing impairment is possible, but incredibly challenging.