A new study warns that you could be damaging your hearing ability by listening to iPod while gyming.
According to University of Alberta researcher Bill Hodgetts, people should consider the volume levels in their earphones while working up a sweat.
Presbycusis (Age-related Hearing Loss)-Causes-Symptoms-Diagnosis-Treatment-FAQs
Presbycusis (age related hearing loss) is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Presbycusis involves progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
Presbycusis (age related hearing loss) is the gradual loss of hearing that occurs as people get older. Presbycusis involves progressive sensorineural hearing loss.
And in order to solve the problem, Hodgetts says: get better earphones, those that "seal" the ear canal, acting as an earplug and thus reducing background noise.
Hodgetts' research was recently published in the International Journal of Audiology.
Tinnitus - Causes - Symptoms - Diagnose - Treatment - FAQs
Tinnitus is the perception of ringing, hissing, or other sound within the ears when no corresponding external sound is present.
Tinnitus is the perception of ringing, hissing, or other sound within the ears when no corresponding external sound is present.
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WHO Flu Expert to Attend Key European Hearing on Swine Flu Pandemic
The World Health Organisation's leading flu expert will join a Council of Europe hearing next week to scrutinise if they had overreacted to the swine flu pandemic, an official said Friday.
The World Health Organisation's leading flu expert will join a Council of Europe hearing next week to scrutinise if they had overreacted to the swine flu pandemic, an official said Friday.
How Hearing Works
95 percent of the cells that shuttle sound deep from inside the ear to the brain are big neurons that have explained most of what scientists know about how hearing works.
95 percent of the cells that shuttle sound deep from inside the ear to the brain are big neurons that have explained most of what scientists know about how hearing works.
