Whether or not using headphones is harmful to your ears needs to be evaluated based on the duration of use and the volume of the headphones. If headphones are used for a short period of time and at a low volume, they are generally not harmful to the ears. If you use headphones for a long time and at a high volume, it may cause otitis externa, neurological hearing loss and other hazards.
1. Otitis externa:Wearing headphones for too long will disturb the self-balancing environment of the external ear canal, which is not conducive to cerumen discharge from the ear canal and increases friction on the wall of the external ear canal. These factors may increase the probability of bacterial reproduction in the external auditory canal and increase the risk of otitis externa. It causes redness, swelling, pain and discomfort in the ear. Antibiotic ear drops are needed to treat the symptoms.
2. Neural hearing loss: wearing headphones for a long time and at a high volume, especially forgetting to take them off at night, may lead to inner ear hair cell dysfunction, thus inducing neurological hearing damage, tinnitus, stuffy ears and other symptoms. This situation needs to go to the hospital in time, and actively cooperate with medication to recover.
Therefore, if you want to wear headphones, it is not recommended to use them for a long time and at high volume, so as not to affect your ears and hearing.