Dean Garstecki
Dean Garstecki
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I have an audiologist friend at Wichita State University who actually pulls off earphones of students he sees and, in the interest of science, asks if he can measure the output of the signal going into their heads.
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The combination of high-signal intensity and long listening duration is a proven formula for permanent, irreversible hearing loss.
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Insert earphones can boost the signal by as much as six to nine decibels. That's about the difference between the sound of a vacuum cleaner and a motorcycle. It's a significant difference.
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That's the difference in intensity between the sound made by a vacuum cleaner and the sound of a motorcycle engine.
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Unfortunately, the ear buds are even more likely to cause hearing loss than the muff-type earphones that were used on Walkman and portable CD players.
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We're seeing the kind of hearing loss in younger people that's typically found in aging adults.
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We're seeing the kind of hearing loss in younger people typically found in aging adults. Unfortunately, the ear buds preferred by music listeners are even more likely to cause hearing loss than the muff-type earphones that were associated with the older devices.