Listening to music with earphones for a long time may also cause hearing damage.

The damage caused by earphones to hearing is not because they are very close to the ears, but because when people use earphones, it is easy to turn the volume up too loud. "Proper" use of headphones does not cause any particular harm, the problem is that almost everyone uses headphones in an "inappropriate" way. The key point is volume. When using headphones in a noisy environment, if you want to hear music, the volume must be excessive. Buses, subways, trains, airplanes, busy streets, indoors where people are talking... almost all situations where headphones can be used are noisy.

In-ear headphones, also known as ear canal headphones, in-ear earplugs, or in-ear monitors (the full English name of IEM: In-Ear-Monitor), are a type of earphone used inside the human hearing organ. Headphones, by their design, seal against the user's ear canal when in use. In-ear earplugs can effectively block external noise because they fit tightly into the ear canal, while open earplugs cannot do this. The degree to which in-ear earplugs protect your hearing depends on its degree of sound insulation. The less you can hear outside sounds after wearing them, the better.

The cheap in-ear earplugs delivered by many devices actually have no sound isolation ability, and therefore have no hearing protection effect, just like ordinary earplugs. Listening to music with in-ear headphones or headphones of substandard quality for a long time can also damage your hearing.