There is no doubt that headphones make our lives much easier. But these tools Unfortunately, they are not as innocent as they seem. Prolonged and high decibel use can damage your ears at any time!

Well, if we continue our lives without taking off the headphones, Have you ever thought about what will happen to us?

When it comes to headphones, the first places we think they will get damaged are undoubtedly our ears.

At this point, most people first feel like using headphones for long hours is thinks this will cause earwax buildup But there’s actually not much truth in this. The basis of earwax formation is the insertion and removal of objects such as ear sticks into the ear. The cause of earwax is therefore not due to our headphones.

But right now there is a problem caused by the headset with our hearing related to. In fact, we spend most of our lives in the air, the medium through which sound is transmitted, and for this reason our ears act as a kind of transformer.

On the other hand, vibrating objects produce energy in the form of sound waves. When a sound wave reaches our ear, our eardrum starts to vibrate. Then this physical vibration, moves the hairs in our ears and this gives rise to neural electrical signals that go to our brain.

In general terms this process is; It affects the inner ear, middle ear, outer ear, brain and brain stem.

But if we look at the extent of the damage caused by using headphones without a break for an indefinite period of time, First of all, we need to focus on our inner ear. And when it comes to hearing loss due to noise, it can be said that this is one of the most common ear problems.

Furthermore, regardless of whether a child, teenager or adult uses headphones for a long time, carries a serious risk of hearing loss. In short, the reality of this situation, which we hear from those around us but do not pay much attention to, is unfortunately quite high.

On the other hand, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducted a study to determine the maximum decibel level to which our ears can be exposed without posing a risk.

According to the study, this level At 8 hours a day it turned out to be 85 decibels. In other words, exposing the ears to headphones for 9 hours at 85 decibels or 8 hours at 100 decibels signals that alarm bells are starting to ring.

While it may seem like a long time at first to spend eight hours with headphones every day, a study shows that people do 17 to 25% say they spend more hours with their headphones, let alone 8 hours a day revealed.

Another study, conducted among people at a train station in Sweden, 46% of participants use their headphones above 85 decibels showed.

In summary, long-term use of headphones, can damage many parts of the inner ear, especially the cochlea, the hearing part. For this reason, regardless of the model of headphones we use, the more our ears are exposed to them, the greater the risk of permanent hearing loss becomes.

The damage that prolonged use of headphones can cause to our ears is not limited to this.

If we don’t take off our headphones for about 1 week, We are at great risk of contamination resources. Because excessive use of headphones causes dirt or moisture to remain in our ear canal.

Moisture and dirt are also two things that bacteria basically need to multiply. In this case also the bacteria that accumulate in our ears inflammation and infections it causes.

Additionally, headphones that block airflow in and out of our ears mean more humidity and higher temperatures. this too bacteria will reproduce and continue their lives happily. It means.

What if life with headphones lasts 2 weeks straight?

At the end of this two-week period, granulomas are likely to develop in our ears. In other words, living things that cannot be eliminated, such as fungi, parasites or bacteria, take the form of oval cell clusters and affect our ears. As a result That horrible thing we call ear explosion happens.

The result is that while headphones are things that make our lives easier, we Use at the correct decibels and in a manner that does not exaggerateIt is very important for the health of our ears. For the health of your ears, we naturally advise you not to fall asleep with headphones.

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