Loud Music with Headphones/Earphones and Its Implications on Hearing Health in Human

Technology is both a boon and a curse. Impact of listening music via headphone/ earphone technology is moving ahead day by day leaving us all trapped in luxuries and comfort with hidden awful effects on health. Headphones and earphones are one such technology that is being used without considering the health issues associated with it. An effect of over-exposure to loud music from Headphone/Earphones is gaining concern. Headphones used at unsafe volumes for prolonged periods may result in hearing loss. Studies show that noise levels above 110 decibels damage the protective insulating myelin sheath of nerve cells which carry signals from the ear to the brain. Loss of the protective coating, called myelin, disrupts electrical nerve signals causing partial or complete deafness.