The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog

One of the most insidious forms of hearing loss occurs through what appear to be relatively benign objects: headphones. Headphones, when playing music with a high enough volume, can cause noise induced hearing loss. It’s particularly concerning given that people use headphones on a regular basis. Youth in particular are at high risk for this sort of behaviour – that’s why it’s important, even when listening to Notched Sound Therapy, to keep the volume below 85 dB, which is the level at which permanent hearing loss can occur via sustained listening.

A new research paper has announced a surprising finding: not only can the noise from headphones directly kill cochlear hearing cells, but it can also destroy the myelin sheath that covers nerve cells in the ear, further disrupting the transmission of hearing input into the brain!

experts from the University of Leicester have shown evidence for the first time that turning the volume on your headphones up too high can damage the coating of nerve cells, eventually causing temporary deafness.

Be careful with those headphones!

Best,
AudioNotch