Why Loud Music Can Do Damage

Turning up our music to a higher volume is a risky habit. You like the song, you turn it up to enjoy! However there are risks attached that you may be unaware of.

If you listen to loud music for a significant amount of time you run the risk of damaging your hearing! Sensitive hair cells inside our ears can become damaged by loud sounds such as music. The hairs are used by the brain to convert sound into signals that it can understand. If the hairs are continually exposed to loud noise, they become permanently damaged resulting in loss of hearing. It is also thought that people can suffer from temporary Tinnitus as a result of listening to music too loudly, symptoms include a ringing, humming, buzzing or a whistling sound in the ears or head. This condition can become permanent in extreme cases.

It is worth mentioning that some people are affected more by noise than others, some of us are born with tougher ears and can withstand louder sounds. If you listen to loud music through headphones the likelihood of hearing damage is intensified. The problem is set to worsen with MP3 players like the ipod increasing in popularity, they have a battery life of twenty hours, a vast improvement compared to the once revolutionary walkman which needed AA batteries to power it, lasting on average for just a few hours. The increased battery life is giving people more opportunity to damage their ears.

Research into headphones have found that an individual can listen to music through their headphones at 70% volume for 4.6 hours a day without causing any lasting damage to their hearing, when the volume is increased to 100% as little as for 5 minutes exposure can damage hearing, an alarming statistic.

Further research into the topic is expected to highlight the full extent of the effects that new music technology is having on our hearing. Spreading awareness of the problem is key to preventing a rise in reported cases of hearing loss as a result of listening to loud music.

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