The harm of wearing headphones for a long time: damage to hearing, induce ear canal diseases, cerumen impaction.
1. Damage to hearing: wearing headphones sound waves directly in the ear, will damage the cochlea hair cells, in general, the volume is higher than 85 decibels easy to cause auditory fatigue, higher than 110 decibels will cause the death of the inner ear hair cells, resulting in irreversible auditory damage. Impact on hearing, resulting in high-frequency hearing loss, tinnitus and other symptoms.
2. Induce ear canal diseases: wearing headphones may lead to a large increase in the number of bacteria in the ear canal, reproduction, can induce ear canal inflammation or eczema and other problems.
3. Cerumen embolism: As some headphones are inserted into the ear canal, cerumen discharge obstacles can cause cerumen embolism.
There are other hazards associated with wearing headphones for long periods of time, so be sure to control the amount of time you wear your headphones, as well as the maximum volume. If problems such as hearing loss occur, seek medical attention.