Uncontrolled use of headphones can lead to severe hearing loss. Otolaryngologist, Candidate of Medical Sciences Vladimir Zaitsev spoke about this in a commentary to Zvezda. According to him, the harm will be more noticeable if the device is used frequently and at increased volume.
“Headphones certainly have a very negative effect on our hearing. And the more we use them during the day, the louder we listen to music, the stronger the effect will be. This is very very bad. Each of us should understand perfectly well, if he listens to music uncontrollably during the day, very loudly, then sooner or later he may lose his hearing, and very significantly,”the otolaryngologist said.
The doctor urged people to limit the use of headphones to an hour a day.
“For a person to listen to music (using headphones. - Ed.) No more than an hour a day, 30 minutes twice a day, this is more than enough to enjoy music, and the volume should not be very high,” he stressed Zaitsev.
To protect yourself from hearing loss, you should also give up the practice of increasing the volume in headphones, blocking the noise and rumble of the subway, the otolaryngologist concluded.