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Loud music on smartphone can trigger hearing loss
Loud music from smartphones can cause permanent hearing loss, researchers warn. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in a recent report that over a billion young people are at risk of permanent hearing loss. That\'s because loud noises damage the cilia of the inner ear, the tiny hair-like structures that change sound waves into electrical signals that are carried to the brain. The damaged cilia never grow back.
Toronto: Loud music from smartphones can cause permanent hearing loss, researchers warn. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in a recent report that over a billion young people are at risk of permanent hearing loss. That's because loud noises damage the cilia of the inner ear, the tiny hair-like structures that change sound waves into electrical signals that are carried to the brain. The damaged cilia never grow back.
Compounding the problem is the fact that people often listen to music when they are out on the street or in the subway where there is a lot of other background noise. Most earphones that come with smartphones and MP3 players do a poor job of blocking ambient street noise.
So in noisy urban environments, users frequently turn up the volume to maximum in order to overcome the din of city life. One solution to the problem could be noise-cancelling earphones that can block ambient sound and allow music lovers to listen to their music at lower and safer volumes.
