In 221, the World Health Organization announced that at present, about 1.1 billion young Chinese aged 12-35 in the world are facing irreversible hearing loss, and the loud volume of personal audio equipment is the main cause of hearing loss.

In the Otolaryngology Clinic of Fujian Union Medical College Hospital, more than 1 patients with noise deafness can be treated in one week, most of whom are related to improper use of headphones, and the youngest is only 11 years old.

improper use of headphones for a long time will lead to irreversible hearing loss. At present, the treatment effect of noise deafness is not ideal, and only prevention can be given priority to.

The doctor's suggestion:

When using headphones, you should follow the principle of "three 6s", that is, you should use headphones for no more than 6 minutes at a time, and the volume should not exceed 6% of the maximum volume. Do not use headphones in an environment above 6 decibels.

avoid using headphones when sleeping. Some young people like to sleep with music, and unconsciously, headphones play all night, which increases the risk of hearing loss.

Frequent or long-term phone calls can also damage your hearing. It is best to control the call for about 3 minutes. If conditions permit, use hands-free call.

Common hearing tests include otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, acoustic immittance, etc. A complete set of tests takes about half an hour, which can help doctors judge the nature and degree of hearing impairment.