Keep your ears healthy!

[DonDish]

Read this today Link to. Interessting article on how to maintain good ear health and hearing!

 

[Silverprout]

"earing loss can make life difficult and lead to social isolation. But with extremely loud devices in our pockets, and earbuds in near-constant use"
How to maintain good ear health and hearing : Avoid any extreme comportement.

 

[Palladium]

Makes you wonder how many people who obsesses over the power output of headphone amps have hearing damage...

2/3 volume on Android for my JM20 Max + HD650 is a already plenty loud for me.

 

[Ropeburn]

Makes you wonder how many people who obsesses over the power output of headphone amps have hearing damage...

2/3 volume on Android for my JM20 Max + HD650 is a already plenty loud for me.

It's easier to ask how many don't, generally too. Depending on how low in terms of hearing damage you put the threshold, it's not an epidemic but what we call "Volkskrankheit" in German - a common disease virtually everyone has.

 

[Palladium]

It's easier to ask how many don't, generally too. Depending on how low in terms of hearing damage you put the threshold, it's not an epidemic but what we call "Volkskrankheit" in German - a common disease virtually everyone has.

I have a hunch V-shaped tuning is more preferred by healthy ears to compensate for Fletcher-Munson because they don't need/like listening on high SPLs.

 

[Oddball]

I found the article entertaining and somewhat useful.

But I found two points very entertaining. Don't remove ear wax and treat the Tinnitus. I am sure people can try both and report back with any success they might have had. Wax build up is individual and should be treated as such. Tinnitus, yeah know a few people that treated it without any sucesss.

 

[Ropeburn]

I found the article entertaining and somewhat useful.

But I found two points very entertaining. Don't remove ear wax and treat the Tinnitus. I am sure people can try both and report back with any success they might have had. Wax build up is individual and should be treated as such. Tinnitus, yeah know a few people that treated it without any sucesss.

Afaik, tinnitus is just a symptom, and the cause can hardly ever be treated successfully. The usual "treatments" are largely palliative.

 

[tineared]

I clean my ears by swimming in the sea
My tinnitus is in remission (as far as I can tell)
I maintain the health of my hearing by avoiding popular music

 

[amper42]

You guys realize a discussion on the difference between 1200W and 1400W is a little crazy right?

With a speaker efficiency of 85dB at 10 feet, a 1200W amp can achieve 115.79dB SPL while a 1400W amp can reach 116.46 db.

Safe for human hearing:
85dB: Safe for 8 hours
91dB: Safe for only 2 hours
100 dB: Damage can occur within 15 minutes
115 dB: Hearing damage can occur within 30 seconds
120 dB: Often cited as the human threshold of pain
130dB: Can cause immediate, permanent damage to the structure of the inner ear.

While I would not want to test it, I theorize the difference between 115.79dB and 116.46dB will mostly be measured by the brain in pain levels - not sound quality.

 

[amirm]

Safe for human hearing:
85dB: Safe for 8 hours
91dB: Safe for only 2 hours
100 dB: Damage can occur within 15 minutes
115 dB: Hearing damage can occur within 30 seconds
120 dB: Often cited as the human threshold of pain
130dB: Can cause immediate, permanent damage to the structure of the inner ear.

While I would not want to test it, I theorize the difference between 115.79dB and 116.46dB will mostly be measured by the brain in pain levels - not sound quality.

None of that applies to music listening unless your music is constant, broadband noise for those entire durations. I have corrected these claims multiple times and even done a video on it. Please don't keep posting it. It is just nonsense.

 

[Cogito]

None of that applies to music listening unless your music is constant, broadband noise for those entire durations. I have corrected these claims multiple times and even done a video on it. Please don't keep posting it. It is just nonsense.

Repeated short term exposure to loud noise has a cumulative and permanent effect, period.

 

[amirm]

Repeated short term exposure to loud noise has a cumulative and permanent effect, period.

Once more, we don't listen to noise much less on repeated basis. Massive power is needed in bass frequencies in music where our ears have little sensitivity to.

 

[kyuu]

Repeated short term exposure to loud noise has a cumulative and permanent effect, period.

Please define "short term", "loud", and what frequency we are talking about.

 

[amper42]

I would suggest people who value their hearing do their own research. Most sources indicate prolonged music listening above 85db for extended periods can create a negative impact on human hearing. The longer the listening period and the higher the volume the more impact. Taking advice on this topic from people on an audio forum is not the best protection for ones ears.

 

[Cogito]

Once more, we don't listen to noise much less on repeated basis. Massive power is needed in bass frequencies in music where our ears have little sensitivity to.

https://hearingandme.com/can-loud-music-cause-hearing-loss-understanding-the-risks-and-prevention/

 

[kyuu]

I would suggest people who value their hearing do their own research. Most sources indicate prolonged music listening above 85db for extended periods can create a negative impact on human hearing. The longer the listening period and the higher the volume the more impact. Taking advice on this topic from people on an audio forum is not the best protection for ones ears.

You're not providing enough information to make a good judgement. What sources? Is 85dB average or peak? How is that SPL level determined: A- or C-weighted (or some other weighting)? What is an "extended period"? You're not doing anyone favors with vague statements that lack any sort of technical details.

 

[Andysu]

orange juice has improved hearing range reduce less tinnitus

 

[Chagall]

 

[Mort]

Taking advice on this topic from people on an audio forum is not the best protection for ones ears.

I don't think the author realizes the irony of giving this advice on this topic in an audio forum.

 

[DSJR]

orange juice has improved hearing range reduce less tinnitus

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No good for me - far too much sugar sadly - and I love orange juice