listening to music the dangers of earphone use
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LISTENING TO MUSIC-THE DANGERS OF EARPHONE USE
BY
BABATOLA SAMUEL
INPARTIAL FULFILMENT OF MSc PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
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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
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Side Effects of Using Headphones and EarphonesHearing loss/ Hearing complications
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Bad effects on Brain
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Ear InfectionsLife Threatening
Accidents
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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.
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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.
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CONCLUSION
Technology and gadgets are to make our lives easy, but when
used in limit. We all must know, How much is too much!
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