Humans rely on music to survive. It's all around us and lifting our spirits. Many of us enjoy it so much that we take it with us wherever we go, whether it's a concert or a club scene.
Many of us may have been annoyed by the loud sound of music venues or the sound of someone else's headphones. Hearing loss can be caused by loud industrial noise at work or power tools being used at home.
Adolescents and young adults who use personal listening devices such as phones or digital music players and go to loud clubs are at risk for hearing loss according to a systematic review.
Up to 1.35 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss because of pumping tunes.
Systematic analysis involves looking at many studies to find the same results. Over 19,000 people were involved in 33 peer-reviewed studies in this study.
For over 40 hours per week, unsafe listening was identified. This is the level of noise protection that most Australian states require industry to implement.
The study shows that adolescents and young adults are more likely to listen to music on their personal devices at unsafe levels.
Up to 1.35 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss around the world. If hearing loss prevention isn't prioritized, over 400 million people will have a disabling hearing loss.
Our previous studies were conducted by Australia's National acoustic Laboratories.
We reported a high potential for hearing loss in young Australians who attend nightclubs, pubs, and live concerts.
13 percent of young Australians were getting a yearly noise dose from nightclubs, concerts, and sporting activities that exceeded the acceptable dose in industry back then.
The Make listening safe initiative was launched by the World Health Organization.
Loud music has a problem. Overexposure can cause harm.
Hair cells and the cochlea can be killed off by loud noise. A person may not be able to hear or comprehend sounds around them if they lose hearing.
Hearing loss can be caused by a combination of sound being too loud, listening to loud sound too long, and how frequently you listen.
If you hear ringing in your ears, you are at risk of damaging your hearing. Hearing aids may be required for this type of hearing loss.
We don't want to throw away our headphones and avoid live music.
We need to be aware of the risks to our hearing and take the necessary steps to protect ourselves. We need to know how loud the sound is and how to protect ourselves.
Personal hearing protection in clubs or limiting how long we stay at loud music venues can be used to do this.
In Australia, people can use a free noise risk calculator and online sound level meter to find out how they can protect their hearing while also enjoying music.
Safe listening levels and limits on exposure can be monitored by software on most phones.
Regulatory and industry-based approaches may be required to protect hearing at the venue level. There are hazard controls for entertainment venues, such as alternating volume between louder and softer levels, rotating staff, and raising speaker locations above head height. DJs and venues were open to initiatives that would reduce the risk of hearing loss for their patrons and staff.
It is possible to compromise and allow the enjoyment of music at live-music venues. Everyone will be able to enjoy music for more time.
Robert Cowan is a professor at the University of Melbourne.
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