Earphones and ear health

Technology is improving day by day, but the advancement is leaving many of us trapped in the comforts, imposing multiple side effects on our health. One of such technology affecting our health indirectly is the use of earphones. If you listed the benefits of earphones, you could go on and on. You can use them to listen to music while doing chores, working or even waiting for an impossibly long bus ride to be over. You can as well connect it with your television or computer.
However, no matter how beneficial earphones may seem, they still have their downside of which many people who use them have no knowledge of the kind of health issues they could cause. People using earphones are actually placing their hearing at peril.
The risks of using earphones
1. Hearing complications or hearing loss - One of the main side effects of listening to loud music is hearing loss. While using earphones, the sound reaches the ears directly. This sound should not exceed 90 decibels.  Any volume above this threshold impacts hearing. Ideally, one should not use earphones continuously for more than 15 minutes. There is a threat of hearing loss beyond this point. So if at all you have to use earphones, then make sure that you are giving some rest to the ears in between.
2. Severe pain in the ears - Those who use earphones regularly tend to visit the doctor with a complaint of severe ear pain. You will feel some strange and different sounds buzzing in your ears. You also feel numbness in your ears.
3. Ear infections - It is very common to share your earphones with others, since earphones are made for two ears, but is this practice really safe? No, sharing earphones with others is definitely not safe as the bacteria from other’s ears travel to your ears and cause infections. I advise everyone to avoid sharing earphones. If it cannot be helped, sanitize them before using.
4. Side effects on brain - Earphones produce electromagnetic waves, proven to be dangerous for the human brain. Those who use earphones, Bluetooth and headphones on a daily basis are prone to problems related to brain.
5. Blockage of air passage - There are many companies which manufacture earphones, making sure that the quality of the audio is clear and convenient for those who are using them. In order to get the best out of the earphones you will have to insert these earphones directly in the ear canals and this will result in blockage of air passage. This further result in ear infections, ear wax and finally even loss of hearing.
The key to keeping your ear healthy is knowing how much loud sound you are exposed to.  A “noise diet” can protect your ear from future problems.