NPR: One in three headphone owners suffered harm from loud music
University of Michigan (USA) scientist Rick Neitzel described the harm that headphone users cause to their health. This was reported on the website of the non-profit organization NPR.
According to Neitzel, he and his team collected data on how headset owners use headphones. Since 2019, the team has received data from 180 thousand users. It turned out that every third owner of an audio device caused harm to their health.
About 30 percent of users listened to music at too high a volume for long periods of time. To avoid hearing loss, Neitzel advised limiting the volume of headphones to 70 decibels. “It’s a little louder than if you were talking to someone sitting about a meter apart,” the specialist explained.
Rick Neitzel said that headphones are extremely popular among electronics users – according to Grand View Research, 500 million headsets were sold in 2023 alone. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2050, one in ten users will experience “disabling hearing loss.”
Earlier, Shamil Magomedov, a specialist at the Institute of Cybersecurity and Digital Technologies of RTU MIREA, said that using headphones at volumes higher than recommended values is a scientifically proven danger. The expert called the safe level 85 decibels when listening to sound for no more than eight hours.
Source: Lenta
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