Damage to your ears can be caused by headphones the same way as other loud noises do. It can result into what is referred as “noise-induced hearing loss”. The tiny hair cells in the inner ear which are the sensory receptors to hearing, get bend down too much or too severely when exposed to loud sounds from headphones over a period of time. If enough time is provided after listening to loud sounds these hair cells can recover, if not, it can result into permanent damage.
In some case, headphones need not even be extremely loud to cause damage to one’s ears. “Even listening to earbuds or headphones at a moderate volume can cause problems in your hearing over time. This is because the damage to ears are just not limited to the loudness of noise, but also by the length of exposure as well. To give a comparison, attending a concert for long time in an open space for a long time can cause as much damage gunshot near ear or explosion. Thus, the duration of the exposure matters just as much as the volume,” says Dr Smita Nagaonkar, Consultant and section Coordinator, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.
Portal: Indian Express
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