Doctor Tips To Prevent Hearing Loss: Nowadays the trend of earphones, airpods and headphones has increased tremendously. Everywhere people are seen wearing such devices in their ears. Listening to music is good for health, but using these devices all the time can be dangerous for the ears. For relaxation and entertainment, most people keep wearing earphones, headphones or Airpods for many hours. According to health experts, people’s ears are getting damaged due to excessive use of earphones and their hearing ability is gradually diminishing. Till now this has been proved in many researches also. In such a situation, the question is how to use earphones to protect the ears?

According to doctors, there are very sensitive hair cells inside our ears, which transmit sound waves to the brain. When we listen to music at a volume of more than 85 decibels, these cells start getting damaged. These cells do not regenerate like other parts of the body. Once these cells are damaged, your hearing is lost forever. Loud noise is like a physical injury to these cells, which gradually destroys them completely. In such a situation, people should reduce the use of earphones to avoid deafness.

The doctor told that the 60/60 rule should be followed while using earphones. According to this rule, you should not keep the volume of your earphones above 60% and should not use earphones for more than 60 minutes at a time. Even if you are listening at a low volume, the eardrum and auditory system still need rest. Therefore, after every hour of use, take a break of at least 5-10 minutes, so that your ears can recover. If you use earphones continuously, there will be more damage to the ears.

Often people turn up the volume of earphones very loudly to reduce outside noise in buses, trains or crowded places, which is most dangerous. As an alternative, it is advisable to use noise-canceling earphones. These earphones block outside noise, so that you do not need to turn up the volume and you can hear clearly even in low volume. This small step can play an important role in protecting your ears from deafness. If you hear persistent ringing in your ears, voices seem muffled or you have difficulty understanding what people are saying in a crowd, then do not ignore them. These are early signs that your ears are in danger. Apart from this, people who have high blood pressure or diabetes must get a checkup done by an ENT specialist once a year.