Sound off.The popularity of portable music players is booming. Doctors say that could be leading to an increase in hearing loss. The problem? Many of today's players can store loads of songs--allowing you to listen for hours. Also, headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. let you blast music without disturbing your neighbors. That volume boost intensifies the vibrating vibrating, v using quivering hand motions made across the client's body for therapeutic purposes. sound waves that hit your ears. Sound levels above 85 decibels (unit of sound intensity) can damage ears, says Brian Fligor, an audiologist Audiologist A person with a degree and/or certification in the areas of identification and measurement of hearing impairments and rehabilitation of those with hearing problems. , or hearing specialist at Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. . Listening to loud tunes for longer periods increases that risk. Fligor's advice: Keep the volume at about 50 percent or lower and limit your daily usage to one hour. |
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