Protecting hearing 7 tips to respond to WHO call

According to a research report released by the World Health Organization on the 27th last month, about 1.1 billion young people around the world are being threatened by excessive noise in personal audio-visual equipment and entertainment venues. The resulting hearing impairment may give them physical and mental health education. And employment has a bad influence.

The study found that nearly 50% of people between the age of 12 and 35 spent their personal audio-visual equipment at excessive levels, and 40% spent time in excess of noise in entertainment venues. long. According to reports, it is usually possible to temporarily or permanently damage the hearing for 15 minutes in the case of noise of 100 dB. The noise in the live concerts, bars, nightclubs and sports events will reach or exceed 100 dB.

Etienne, the WHO’s director for noncommunicable disease control, said: “People will put their hearing in danger in everyday life, but as long as they develop good habits to protect their hearing, such as turning down the volume , wear earplugs or choose the right headphones, you can enjoy entertainment while avoiding hearing loss."

WHO estimates that around 360 million people worldwide currently have moderate or severe hearing impairments for various reasons, and half of them could have avoided it.

March 3rd is International Day of Love. To commemorate this year's International Day of Love, WHO will launch an initiative to “Let the listener be safe” on a global scale, with a view to arouse young people and their parents, as well as governments and relevant agencies in the world, from paying attention to entertainment noise and hearing damage.

The World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out on the 27th that when listening to music with smartphones and audio equipment, the time should be kept below “one hour per day” for hearing protection. In addition, people who often go to nightclubs, bars, and sporting events that are flooded with loud music must also pay attention to minimizing the time to go to such places.

Proper use of headphones isolates noise

Actually, headphones are not completely flooded and beasts. For example, in a noisy environment, friends can also use headphones to isolate external noises. Although they cannot completely guarantee quietness, some headphones with powerful noise reduction effects can also allow Friends enjoy a relaxed environment. For example, in airplanes and trains, an earphone with excellent sound insulation can be a friend's best noise isolation partner.

Noise cancelling headphones let you enjoy quiet

In a quiet environment, friends can also enjoy comfortable listening by changing the decibel level, and they also have a certain degree of protection against hearing. If friends listen at home, they can control their volume at 60. - About 65 decibels will be able to make and hear clear voices without causing too much damage to hearing.

Hearing protection needs attention

General flat head earplugs are soundproofed at 5-8 dB. If noise is 75 dB, noise isolation is 5 dB, then ear noise is 70 dB, plus more than 20 dB it takes at least 90 dB to hear clearly. It's music. And 90 decibels is actually a relatively high value, and everyone should pay attention to using flat-headed ear plugs in outdoor noisy environments is not very good.

Flat earbuds wear comfort and sound insulation

Wearing closed headphones soundproofed around 15 decibels, then basically it is about to open the volume to about 80 decibels, it will be slightly better, and because the ear canal is not congested, there are certain benefits for hearing protection. As for the head-worn open headphones, don't wear them out. This is simply a head-worn speaker. The sound insulation in the outside world is very poor. It is basically similar to the flat-headed earphones. In addition, the headphones collect a lot of noise and the details are mixed. How can you enjoy high quality music?

Tips for Protecting Your Listening

1. Avoid exposing yourself to long-term exposure to very noisy sounds: For work environments greater than 80-90 dB, you must wear hearing protection devices, such as noise-proof earmuffs; wear earplugs in concerts, racing cars or other noisy activities; often Workers who come into contact with music should have ear plugs specially designed to protect their ears; after touching the noise, they need to rest their ears regularly;

2.Friends who like to use various types of players, the volume is reduced to hear the normal conversation of people around them, the time should not exceed one hour;

3. Be cautious about using or disabling drugs that damage the auditory nerve: Exposure to solvents, toxins, or medications requires careful understanding of the risks involved;

4. Do not casually rub the ear, if the improper use of the ear can cause damage to the external auditory canal, infection, or injury to the tympanic membrane, listen to ossicles, affect hearing.

5. To develop good eating habits, eat more foods containing zinc, iron, calcium, can not long-term consumption of high-salt, high-fat, low-fiber foods.

6. Regular massage of the ear can promote blood circulation in the inner ear.

7. Active treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebral arteriosclerosis and diabetes: In elderly people with these diseases, blood flow in the inner ear is prone to obstacles that cause sudden collapse.

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