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The document discusses safely using headphones and earbuds. It states that using headphones or earbuds at high volumes or for extended periods can lead to hearing loss. Using higher quality headphones and earbuds that have noise cancelling technology allows listening at lower volumes, reducing risk of damage. The volume should also be low enough that others cannot hear it, and listening at only 30% maximum volume is recommended. Using high quality devices and lower volumes can help minimize potential hearing loss from headphones and earbuds.

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Headphones and Earbuds

The document discusses safely using headphones and earbuds. It states that using headphones or earbuds at high volumes or for extended periods can lead to hearing loss. Using higher quality headphones and earbuds that have noise cancelling technology allows listening at lower volumes, reducing risk of damage. The volume should also be low enough that others cannot hear it, and listening at only 30% maximum volume is recommended. Using high quality devices and lower volumes can help minimize potential hearing loss from headphones and earbuds.

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Carter 1

Oswald Carter

Ms. Ruiz

English 104

October 10, 2017

Safely Using Headphones and Earbuds

People often listen to sound from their computers or mobile devices through headphones

or earbuds. Headphones cover or are placed outside of the ear, whereas earbuds rest inside the

ear canal. With these listening devices, only the individual wearing the device hears the sound.

Using headphones or earbuds improperly can lead to permanent hearing loss. Items that may

protect hearing include quality of these devices and volume levels.

The features of certain headphones and earbuds can help to prevent hearing loss. Higher-

quality headphones and earbuds tend to produce a clearer sound, enabling wearers to listen at a

lower volume (Tu). Properly designed headphones should have a close fit for optimal listening.

Similarly, earbuds should seal tightly in the ear canal of the person wearing the device.

Headphones and earbuds also should include noise-cancelling technology.1

The volume level of the sound that transmits from headphones or earbuds into the ear of a

person wearing this type of device has been linked to hearing loss. The volume should be set low

enough that other people nearby cannot hear the sound being transmitted. The quieter the sounds,

the less possibility of hearing damage. Further, listening at a higher volume for extended periods

of time could be unsafe. One expert suggests people should listen at only 30 percent maximum

volume (Chamberlain).
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Gupta and Padro state that effective noise-cancelling technology reduces the

interference of sounds from the surrounding environment, reducing the volume level required by

headphones and earbuds (75-78).


Carter 2

More and more people are using headphones and earbuds with their computers and

mobile devices. Using high-quality listening devices and lowering the volume can help to

minimize potential hearing loss from the use of headphones and earbuds.
Carter 3

Works Cited

Chamberlain, Megan Lynn. Understanding How Volume Levels Affect Hearing. n.d. Course

Technology. Web. 16 Sept., 2017.

Gupta, Elena Maia and Adelbert Luis Padro. Hearing Protection Methods. Orlando: Palm Press,

2017. Print.

Tu, Mingzhu Lin. "Headphones and Earbuds." Technology Trends Today Aug., 2017: n. pag.

Web. 3 Oct., 2017.

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