LISTENING TO MUSIC-THE DANGERS OF EARPHONE USE

BY

BABATOLA SAMUEL

INPARTIAL FULFILMENT OF MSc PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN

INTRODUCTIONTechnology is advancing day by

day, leaving us all trapped in luxuries and comfort with hidden

bad effects on Health. Headphones and Earphones are

one such technology that is being used by the youth of today

without knowing the health issues associated

Side Effects of Using Headphones and EarphonesHearing loss/ Hearing complications

Bad effects on Brain

Ear InfectionsLife Threatening

Accidents

How to Save your ears and still use Earphones/Headphones

Avoid using tiny headphones/earphones that directly go into the ear canals.

Avoid sharing your earphones/headpho

nes with others.

No loud music ever when you use

earphones/headphones

Do not use earphones/headphones when you are travelling by car,

train, metro or even walking.

Recommendations

The WHO recommends that young people limit the use of personal audio player to one

hour a day in an effort to limit

exposure to noise.

NIOSH recommends a safe

headphone listening volume of

85dB. Although headphones are not sold with SPL meters, they can

be purchased separately.

CONCLUSION

Technology and gadgets are to make our lives easy, but when

used in limit. We all must know, How much is too much!