Disastrous Portable Ear Devices
It seems as if wherever she looks there is a person holding a portable music player and listening through ear phones.
One senior at Chicago University comments on how they are widespread as she herself has an iPod for when she studies or hits the gym.
They are not familiar though about cases of damaged hearing in their particular age group.
There is nothing but fear associated by researchers to the continuous growth in popularity of portable music players and similar devices connected to the ears.
Some time ago, the usage with regard to these devices are not as extreme as what can be witnessed today, as said by the director of clinical education in audiology from an Indiana university.
You could say that listening has become more of a full time activity.
In his opinion, senior citizen ears could now be seen in the youth.
Through the efforts of his colleagues and himself, they were able to discover how noise induced hearing loss has developed in most of the students that participated in their random examinations.
Such a loss of hearing applies to higher frequencies and it can be the reason behind a mild ringing in the ears or even the failure to follow conversations when a place in particular is somewhat noisy.
A buzzing or whooshing sound, internal ringing in the ears, as well as conditions of a more pronounced tinnitus are common in 300 to 40 year olds as mentioned by a number of specialists.
The director of a hearing center at a children's hospital in Houston, who's treating more of this age group now says it may be that they're seeing the tip of the iceberg now.
For them, even similar cases will not be the cause for alarm.
Everything from loud concerts and clubs to power tools used regularly and even the use of firearms can all lead to noise induced hearing loss.
Another use for a pair of headphones as doctors say is to ward of the ambient noises that come from the streets as well as from buses not to mention trains.
Nothing can not cause hearing loss.
The tricky part of hearing loss is that you don't know early on.
There is an otologist in Minnesota who says that a number of years and exposures are necessary before the problem is discovered.
As ringing happens when you leave a noisy venue you can say that there is some damage in the ears.
If you rest your ears, they might recover, at least partially doctors say.
Continuous exposure can be the cause for damage to the hairs in the inner ear though and these are necessary for you to hear.
Associated with much usage of these portable devices are rechargeable batteries that according to a Northern Colorado university audiologist, who works with children and hearing, lead people to listen to them all day long.
There is nothing unusual when people turn up the volume too loud as well.
When it comes to ear damaging noise levels, the summer survey published by the national acoustic laboratories found out that 25 percent of people with portable stereos are exposed to such on a daily basis.
There has also been research done by Britain's royal national institute for deaf people where it showed that people aged from 18 to 24 years are the ones who tend to exceed safe listening volume levels.
How much is too much? According to the studies conducted by researchers from a children's hospital in Boston, the rule of thumb to safe usage is using portable music players for an hour a day and only at 60 percent of the volume capacity.
For the experts, there are other ways by which people can protect their hearing and these include standing away from loud speakers and using ear plugs when working or engaging in recreational activities.
One senior at Chicago University comments on how they are widespread as she herself has an iPod for when she studies or hits the gym.
They are not familiar though about cases of damaged hearing in their particular age group.
There is nothing but fear associated by researchers to the continuous growth in popularity of portable music players and similar devices connected to the ears.
Some time ago, the usage with regard to these devices are not as extreme as what can be witnessed today, as said by the director of clinical education in audiology from an Indiana university.
You could say that listening has become more of a full time activity.
In his opinion, senior citizen ears could now be seen in the youth.
Through the efforts of his colleagues and himself, they were able to discover how noise induced hearing loss has developed in most of the students that participated in their random examinations.
Such a loss of hearing applies to higher frequencies and it can be the reason behind a mild ringing in the ears or even the failure to follow conversations when a place in particular is somewhat noisy.
A buzzing or whooshing sound, internal ringing in the ears, as well as conditions of a more pronounced tinnitus are common in 300 to 40 year olds as mentioned by a number of specialists.
The director of a hearing center at a children's hospital in Houston, who's treating more of this age group now says it may be that they're seeing the tip of the iceberg now.
For them, even similar cases will not be the cause for alarm.
Everything from loud concerts and clubs to power tools used regularly and even the use of firearms can all lead to noise induced hearing loss.
Another use for a pair of headphones as doctors say is to ward of the ambient noises that come from the streets as well as from buses not to mention trains.
Nothing can not cause hearing loss.
The tricky part of hearing loss is that you don't know early on.
There is an otologist in Minnesota who says that a number of years and exposures are necessary before the problem is discovered.
As ringing happens when you leave a noisy venue you can say that there is some damage in the ears.
If you rest your ears, they might recover, at least partially doctors say.
Continuous exposure can be the cause for damage to the hairs in the inner ear though and these are necessary for you to hear.
Associated with much usage of these portable devices are rechargeable batteries that according to a Northern Colorado university audiologist, who works with children and hearing, lead people to listen to them all day long.
There is nothing unusual when people turn up the volume too loud as well.
When it comes to ear damaging noise levels, the summer survey published by the national acoustic laboratories found out that 25 percent of people with portable stereos are exposed to such on a daily basis.
There has also been research done by Britain's royal national institute for deaf people where it showed that people aged from 18 to 24 years are the ones who tend to exceed safe listening volume levels.
How much is too much? According to the studies conducted by researchers from a children's hospital in Boston, the rule of thumb to safe usage is using portable music players for an hour a day and only at 60 percent of the volume capacity.
For the experts, there are other ways by which people can protect their hearing and these include standing away from loud speakers and using ear plugs when working or engaging in recreational activities.
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