Beautiful music may also cause deafness Most people know that noise can damage hearing and affect health. But did you know? Beautiful music can be a “hearing killer” lurking around, no less harmful than strong noise. The human inner ear has 20,000 delicate sensory nerve cells, even listening to beautiful music, if too long, too loud, can lead to its damage. However, many people, especially more and more young people, are unknowingly losing their hearing in these “pleasant noises”. Every year, March 3 is “Ear Care Day”, and this year’s theme is “Use your ears safely and protect your hearing”. We hope that through this article, more people will understand the dangers of noise and avoid tragedies. The widespread use of electronic products harbors a crisis The prevalence of noise endangers the physical and mental health of human beings. In the past, people mostly focus on the prevention and treatment of occupational noise damage, but they do not know that non-occupational noise damage needs more attention. The concept of noise can be divided into three levels. First, the physical concept, refers to the intensity and frequency of random combinations, no regular sound. The second is the psychological concept, that is, people do not like, do not need, disgusted or may be harmful to physical health of the sound, it can be no regular combination of sound, but also can be a regular combination of sound. When it affects people’s rest, study and mood, even music can become noise. Third, it is a sociological concept. Noise is a subjective feeling of people, each person’s feeling of noise is different due to individual feelings, habits and so on. A sound that someone likes may be noise for another person. Therefore, some people once regarded rock music as one of the important noises in modern society. Nowadays, noise pollution has been seen as four major environmental problems worldwide, together with water pollution, air pollution and waste pollution. With the acceleration of industrialization, modernization and urbanization, people are exposed to more noise, which may come from factories, construction sites, roads, airports, but also from household appliances and renovations. With the continuous development and use of electronic products, especially the widespread use of high bass headphones in the youth population, the potential, disabling hazards are becoming increasingly serious. The exciting, phantasmagoric music that people revel in can be a hidden “deafness killer”. In addition to damaging the ear, noise can also affect the whole body. The main function of the ear is to hear, and the main harm to the auditory system is noise deafness, which can cause hearing loss and tinnitus. Another important function of the ear is to maintain body balance, so noise can also harm the non-auditory system of the ear and cause dizziness. Noise can also damage systems other than the ear, such as affecting the mind, psychology and behavior, which in turn can cause dizziness, headache, panic, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, tinnitus and other neurasthenia manifestations. In addition, noise has an impact on the cardiovascular and digestive systems, which can be manifested as increased blood pressure, nausea, wasting, decreased immunity, and sometimes affect vision. Of course, understanding the hazards of noise is to better protect the ear function, there is no need to over-exaggerate and cause public panic. Any object capable of producing sound can produce noise, but not all noise exposure can trigger hearing damage. Hearing damage due to noise depends on the intensity of the noise and the duration of exposure, and recovery is generally possible in the early stages, but difficult in the late stages. Therefore, patients should detect and intervene early. Tinnitus may be a precursor to noise deafness Usually, noise damage to the auditory system is chronic acoustic trauma, and the common tinnitus is often a precursor to noise deafness. Chronic noise exposure is usually preceded by the development of deafness by constant, high-pitched tinnitus in both ears, and some people may experience other frequency types of tinnitus, such as beeps, currents and booms. In clinical practice, these patients are found to have mostly moderate and high frequency neurological deafness. Since high frequency hearing loss usually does not affect auditory communication and speech and only manifests as annoying tinnitus, it is extremely easy to overlook. Many people think that tinnitus is due to fire or kidney deficiency, thus missing the opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment and causing irreparable damage. Short-term, high-intensity noise can cause acute acoustic trauma to the auditory system. If sudden deafness occurs, some patients may exhibit total deafness, which must be treated in a race against time to reduce the damage, and patients who have this condition must seek medical attention immediately and must not delay. For patients with existing noise damage, they should be removed from the noise environment as soon as possible during treatment for a chance of recovery after treatment. Early stage patients can be treated by nourishing the nerves, improving microcirculation, and taking vitamin supplements. Patients with late stage and irreversible hearing damage can be treated with optional hearing aids. There are also patients suffering from mental or psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression, who also experience tinnitus symptoms, and such people need the guidance and intervention of psychiatrists or psychologists. In addition, reducing noise and improving the environment are the most basic methods to prevent and control noise damage. We should raise the awareness of all people and national quality, advocate starting from me, taking into account others and reducing noise. When people are enjoying the joy of square dance, they should consider the nearby residents and avoid disturbing the normal life of others; when people are excited about the ball game, they should turn down the volume and not affect the rest of the neighbors; when people are annoyed in traffic jams, they should not keep honking the horn, which will aggravate the bad mood. In concerts, ball games, karaoke halls, if the symptoms of tinnitus or deafness suddenly appear, you should leave as soon as possible so as not to let the continuous noise further damage your hearing.