In study researchers has warned that the young generation of music are suffering iPod-itis, is a ringing in the ears due to playing music too loud. The youngsters who play their music at full blast are particularly at risk. According to top audiologist these people are at greater risk of going deaf in their later life.
The number of young music lovers visiting the clinic for hearing problems has risen considerably in last two years. The teenagers suffering from tinnitus, a hearing problem which causes constant ringing in the ears, due to high levels of exposure to loud music, alarmed Dr Tony Kay, senior chief audiologist at a Liverpool hospital.
The problem suffered by those in middle aged or old people can escort to deafness, if it is not observed carefully. The youngsters have emotional attachment to their music players, but if music lovers are not vigilant then this constant exposure could ultimately escort to complete hearing loss.
Going out each night in close proximity to loud music screaming out of speakers can be awfully dangerous. The teenagers who listen to music on personal player do not understand the harm they are causing. In the last two decades, they have seen more people in their early twenties and late teens suffered tinnitus as they have been exposed to very loud music.
Frequently on trains, people will turn up their music players to go down out environment noise, which is hitting their ears. If you can hear the music a person is listening to three seats away, imagine how loud it must be for them, added Dr Kay. The warning appears as national Tinnitus Awareness Week was launched by the British Tinnitus Association.
The levels of noise in clubs can strike about one hundred decibels and everything higher than eighty-five decibels can cause grave damage. Superior ear-plugs and lower volumes do not affect the fidelity of the music but they do help protect hearing.