In modern times, most of us are wearing headphones all day, and when while sleeping. It helps to drown out of the world around us and get lost in the musical world with our headphones. Sleeping with earphones, earbuds or headphones can be safe, and they help you fall asleep more easily.
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But you have to be careful with the volume of the music so that you don’t put pressure on your ears and damage them over a period of time.
WHO shows that as much as 34 million billion children around the world have disabling hearing and most losses are due to the unsafe use of audio devices like headphones and earphones.
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The most dangerous thing about using headphones or earphones is its volume level and people who are addicted to headphones experience unbearable pain in the ears. You may experience buzzing sounds or deadness in your ears at certain times. Excessive use of headphones may cause numbness and pain in the ears.
The ears continuously produce wax to protect the ear canal from harmful foreign objects. However, the excessive wax build-up may impair hearing, and it may not be the easiest thing to clear out.
“We should be protecting ourselves from the intense sound. If we don’t, in the future we’ll have big problems.”
While listening to music every night, you condition your body and mind to get into the relax-and-sleep mode once you start listening to your tracks. This can help you to fall asleep faster and remain asleep for longer.
But if you’re always using your headphones, you should know how to use them responsibly-
- The loud sound causes stronger vibrations in the cochlear region. This causes the hair cells to bend or fold and in extreme cases results in loss of sensitivity.
- The level of volume at which you listens to music is quite important to notice. Turning the volume of the earphones or headphones down will make a big difference in taking care of hearing ability.
- Non-stop headphones or earphones use can damage the hair cells beyond repair. For this reason, in addition to reducing the volume below 60%, advice your child to reduce the headphone time.
- Wearing earbuds trap sweat and dust in your ears, this push the ear wax further into your ears eventually blocking the ear canal. It is advisable to frequently change the headphones and earbuds covers.
To conclude, if you are habitual of listening to music while sleeping, consider listening to the radio rather than using earphones. Also, when you are looking for earphones always consider sound quality, noise-cancelling feature, pricing, quality, cord control, and comfort.
