What impact do headphones have on hearing?

Should you choose certain headphones or earphones to preserve your hearing? “No, because whatever the earphone, large headphones, classic earphones or in-ear, none is neither more dangerous nor less risky for your hearing. What damages your ear is quite simply the sound volume and duration of exposure”explains doctor Jimmy Mohamed on the set of 20 Heures. He adds that “sound trauma will destroy [les cellules spécialisées de l’audition] which will not be replaced..

Hearing may begin to decline “from 50 years old”. Several signs can alert: “You have difficulty following a conversation in noise”, “you need to turn up the sound on the television” et “you can have tinnitus”says Jimmy Mohamed. The doctor also recalls that“with the 100% health system, you have access to quality prostheses fully reimbursed by Social Security and mutual insurance companies”.

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