| Once just thought of as a device to listen to music an | | | | once they quit listening to music through their |
| increasing buzz has started that many people can | | | | headphones or listened at reduce hours and volume. |
| actually be addicted to regular headphones and noise | | | | Other types of hidden dangers include car accidents, |
| canceling headphones. Many users can become so | | | | hazards at the workplace, and theft. All these risks are |
| involved in what they are listening to, whether it be | | | | associated with the headphone user not being able to |
| music, the TV, or playing games, that those noise they | | | | hear a car horn warning them of danger, hearing |
| are blocking out may be need to be heard to warn of | | | | backup alarms from equipment being moved in the |
| impending danger. | | | | workplace, and theft from the user losing their |
| One of the biggest problems of headphone addicts is | | | | awareness of their surroundings. |
| hearing loss. Many ear, nose, and throat doctors have | | | | All the above can be avoided by simply changing a |
| reported an increase in hearing loss cases with those | | | | headphone user's habits. By getting noise canceling |
| that wear their headphones for extended periods of | | | | headphones the user can protect their hearing. These |
| time. A study showed that among seven hundred high | | | | types of headphones allow you to listen at an |
| school students surveyed one hundred and fifty were | | | | appropriate level and not damage your hearing. Do not |
| frequent headphone users. Of those, eight had | | | | wear headphones when you need to be more aware |
| significant hearing impairment. It was found that they | | | | of your surroundings. Just by doing these few simple |
| would listen to music on average of six hours a day at | | | | things will help you avoid the hidden dangers of |
| high volumes. In a follow up study it was concluded | | | | headphones. |
| that in most cases the damage was actually reversible | | | | |