Modern young people often wear headphones everywhere, immersing themselves in music as if the world revolves solely around them.

  Scrolling through social media, gaming, and listening to music… These seem to be daily habits for today’s youth. Meanwhile, your mom might yell in your ear: “Stop listening! You’ll go deaf!”

  Is this claim actually valid? Can frequent headphone use really lead to hearing loss?

Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that approximately 1.1 billion young people (aged 12-35) worldwide are at risk of irreversible hearing loss. Excessive volume from personal audio devices (e.g., smartphones) is a significant contributing factor.

Let’s first understand how the ear works:

Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that approximately 1.1 billion young people (aged 12-35) worldwide are at risk of irreversible hearing loss. Excessive volume from personal audio devices (e.g., smartphones) is a significant contributing factor.

Let’s first understand how the ear works:

 Since hair cells cannot regenerate, and no drug can revive them, the consequence is hearing damage—making it difficult to understand others. So, what volume level can harm the ears?

According to relevant experts, 1 decibel is the sound that the human ear can just hear. Below 15 decibels, we can consider it to be "dead silence". 20-40 decibels is about the whispers in the human ear, 40-60 decibels is our normal conversation sound, and above 60 decibels is the noisy range. However, noisy environments such as subways and buses usually have sound levels above 80 decibels.

So how should I wear headphones correctly?

1. Reduce headphone usage time and strictly follow the "60-60" principle. The so-called "60-60" principle refers to an internationally recognized method of protecting hearing, that is, when using headphones, the volume should generally not exceed 60% of the maximum volume, and it is best to adjust it lower; The continuous use of headphones should not exceed 60 minutes.

2. Never sleep with headphones on. Difficulty in controlling posture during sleep can cause noise damage and also easily compress headphones, causing harm to fragile ears.

3. Do not listen to music in noisy environments. When you find that you can't hear clearly even when the volume is turned up to 60% in a noisy environment, you should take off your headphones. Continuing to listen will only damage your ears.

  I can't believe that listening to headphones frequently can bring irreversible harm, so friends should control themselves in order to hear what others say clearly in the future.