Earbuds are a very small headphone that are typically worn inside of the ear. In today's technology the advances being made to earbuds are ridiculous. It is so easy to turn them up and block out the excess sound. It’s so easy to turn them up and drown out the weights banging and clanging in the gym. It is so easy to turn them up and jam to your favorite Linkin Park or Cranberries song. So, whether it be drowning out noise or working out to your favorite band...have you ever thought about whether or not loud volumes are harmful to your ears? Earbuds can be harmful to your hearing, depending on how loud you listen to them. With only 60-65% of the max volume no longer than an hour, you are at a lower risk of hearing loss (Laughlin) than if you turn them way up super loud.
Earbuds are damaging to your hearing, because your ears can only pick up so many wave frequencies. Our ears have a hard time comprehending high frequencies at a long rate, due to the shape of our ear canal. High volumes of high pitch sounds such as rock, pop, rap, jazz etc… can be harmful.
Despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report that “1.1 billion teens and young adults worldwide are at risk of hearing loss,” (Bubar)
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We use them for all different sorts of things. But as a workout freak I know, we all wish we had a pair of earbuds we can “adjust the volume with a remarkable remote, outlast any sweaty workout, and keep a long lasting charge...the Bose SoundSport Pulse is the way to go (Schwartzberg). Despite not being waterproof they are guaranteed to outlast the future years of sweating, tapping, dropping, charging, volume changing and multiple uses. But with that comes a bigger issue. The fact that these long lasting earbuds are just that; long lasting. You can use them for a varied length in time without them dying or breaking. So, what this means is you can listen to high volumes for a lengthy time period. This is exactly what our ears don't
Technology nowadays is getting more and more dangerous, especially to our ears. Every day we are subjected to videos, text sounds, alert sounds, alarms, and anything else that may be of use in life. These sounds seem to be happening more often which is damaging our ears. There is a solution to this damage though, and that is cochlear implants. These implants will bypass the damaged part of your ear to give you a sense of sound that can be made very useful to the patient. This paper will look into how the ear works, how hearing loss happens, why these cochlear implants are a good solution, how these implants work, cost and ethics related to these implants, and what the future holds for them.
Lane, Harlan (1992). “Cochlear Implants are Wrong for Young Deaf Children.” Viewpoints on Deafness. Ed. Mervin D. Garretson. National Association of the Deaf, Silver Spring, MD. 89-92.
According to the Baylor College of Medicine (n.d.), Cochlear implantation can cause many adverse effects including bleeding, device malformation, facial nerve weakness, ringing in the ear, dizziness, and infection. One particular infection that can result from cochlear implants is meningitis. Since the implant runs between the middle and inner ear, bacteria that exists in the middle ear can travel to the inner ear which is usually sterile. This can cause an infection in the audotroy nerve which travels to the brain, resulting in meningitis (Baylor College of Medicine, n.d.). Another disadvantage of cochlear implants is the cost. The American Academy of Otolaryngology (2015) suggests that the implants can cost as much as $100,000 including the evaluation, surgery, device, and rehabilitation. This makes it almost impossible for the middle class family to afford the
In support of Gallaudet University's, “Deaf President Now!” protest, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson once said “The problem is not that the deaf do not hear. The problem is that the hearing world does not listen.” (Lee) This concept been seen throughout Deaf history; Today it is especially noticeable now that technology has been developed to restore some hearing to many who are deaf. However these seemingly miraculous devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants (CI) are a gilding for the real problem. CI’s in particular are thought to be a miracle cure for deafness, this misconception causes a great friction between Deaf and hearing culture. Deaf people should not be expected to get CI’s to “cure” their deafness for three primary reasons: CI’s promise more than they can deliver, they are an affront to Deaf culture, and ASL is a more effective way to insure development.
“Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent,” wrote the iconic American essayist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, a lofty proclamation that inspired my focus to help those with hearing loss through restoration. After a winding journey in search for an academic focus, I discovered that audiology is far more than just aiding deaf or hard of hearing individuals, but restoring balance, managing loss through therapy, and discovering new research techniques that may involve auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. After arriving at my destination, I also learned that it is my responsibility as a future audiologist to be a leader, to work hard toward achieving a better future for myself, and a better world for humanity at large. This vision drives my aspiration to join the University of South Florida’s graduate audiology program this coming fall, and continue my examination of clinical audiology as a member of your community.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. (November 2002). Retrieved October 17, 2004, from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp
In reality, the strategy works well with continual, lower frequency noises, for example very low droning noise in the aircraft cabin. This actually does not do the job for sporadic noises for example conversation, or more high pitch sounds including the wailing of an infant. For much more efficient attenuation of such kinds of noises while enjoying songs, consider using a noise-separating earphone a.k.a 'canal phone' as a substitute (Molesworth, Burgess and Kwon, 2013).
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
If ear wax has several advantages then on the other hand it has disadvantages too.
Ear canals are different sizes, so earplugs are often made of bulky foam that you compress to insert and then it fluffs back out in your ear. This method doesn't get a good seal and it can put too much pressure on certain parts of your ear canal. These earplugs can be uncomfortable and interfere with your sleep just because they bug you. Custom plugs contour to the shape of your ear canal so there are no gaps and no places where the pressure is to great that it bothers you all night.
I would recommend for a family member to consider getting hearing aids if they have a hearing loss, and I would have highly encouraged the family member to consider hearing aids.
The earphone is comfortable even at the time of loud volumes and does not cause any kinds of strain or headaches. The low frequency sounds are well recognizable from mid and high frequency sounds which results in a fuller, thicker and complete audio experience. It features unique passive attenuation of ambient noise,
Listening to the music, seeing the videos or watching a movie in or out of home, we must such type of headphones that are not only easy to wear but must be comfortable to hear the sound also.
The many effects of the ever-growing aspect of airports and the rapidly demanding growth of transportation through the air may be spoiling the environment that we live in today. The most noted form of pollution that occurs from airports and the planes that fly in and out of them everyday would be noise pollution. To express sound we often refer to the word decibel. Decibel is a shorthand way to express the amplitude of sound. Prolonged exposure over 85 decibels that could occur at any point of your daily routine could signal the beginning of hearing loss. Just to give you a few examples of the decibel values of some common everyday activities, at the clothing department of a large store you could experience 53 decibels. Normal everyday conversation with someone sitting next to you exposes you to 60 decibels. Heavy city traffic exposes you to 92 decibels. A jet liner traveling 500 feet overhead from you exposes you to 115 decibels. That’s 30 decibels over the point where hearing could be damaged if there is a prolonged exposure.
Earphones are a pair of small loudspeakers that are used very close to the ear that is currently very commonly used by people, its usage almost every day we do from listening to music, news, and others. Many people love to wear a headset to listen to something because the use of the headset can maintain its privacy. However, sometimes many people listen to music or other of the headset with a loud volume and a long duration of time in one day. They do not know or even care if it can interfere with brain function that can cause damage to hearing.