Turn down the volume, say experts
Health experts on Saturday stressed awareness for youngsters using earphones as long-term exposure to loud music can lead to permanent damage to their hearing ability.
They said that continuous loud music can make the hair cells eventually lose their sensitivity to vibration and asked to avoid sharing earphones which can potentially lead to the spread of infections from one person to another person.
Around a billion youngsters across the globe including Pakistan could be at risk of hearing loss because of unsafe listening habits through earphones, ENT Specialist Dr Saifullah Mir said while talking to media.
He explained that using earphones has become quite common in this digital world, adding, that sharing of earphones amongst friends and family members can be quite dangerous.
Earphones and AirPods no doubt have become mandatory accessories nowadays but they are also triggering ear infections, he added.
Therefore, people need to give their ears a good chance to clean themselves for which they need to switch to other alternatives. Continuous listening at higher sound volume for long hours weakening the listening ability also," he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 18th, 2023.