Comments on: Can long frequent and loud use of Ipod really increase your risks of hearing loss?

By: LetThemHearFoundation

LetThemHearFoundation — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:53:57 +0000

All answers of “yes” are generally correct, but the reasoning is wrong. Noise exposure causes hearing loss by killing off the cilia in the hair cells in the cochlea. These are the cells that transmit sounds to the auditory nerve (it would have to be explosion level loud to damage the drum a.k.a. tympanic membrane). The reason the high frequency hearing goes first is the higher frequency sounds are on the outside of the cochlea (which is organized like a snail shell or a cinnamon bun) and they are less protected from noise than the low frequency sounds which are more protected in the center of the cochlea.

By: skincancerdoctor

skincancerdoctor — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:38:57 +0000

yes you will start to lose hearing especially in the high range

By: Horror

Horror — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:22:52 +0000

Yes. It will damage your ear drums if too much sound gets in there.

By: Suni

Suni — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:36:43 +0000

Yes. Anytime you subject your ears to loud noise for long periods of time you are risking damaging your ears. If you are going to use headphones, keep the volume down and the in-ear headphones are worse than the “old school” headphones. As a young person it is easy to push away thoughts of the future, and I give you major props for taking the time and effort to find out more about this. Believe me, the older you get the more you wish you hadn’t done as a kid.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:42:03 +0000

YES! I was watching Oprah awhile ago with this one doctor on it and a woman from the audience asked that same question. He said that you should never have the volume above 70%. It’s damaging to your eardrum.

By: angel

angel — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:58:58 +0000

WELL MY MOM SAYS THAT I’LL GO DEAF IF I LISTEN TO MY IPOD FOR SO LONG. LOL