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KELLY: And for more life hacks and tips, you can go to npr.org/lifekit. And it's about better hearing, better thinking, better engagement.ĬIRINO: For NPR News, I'm Margaret Cirino. KELLEY: Hearing health is a part of overall health.
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We tend not to think about our ears in the same way we think about protecting our skin or brushing our teeth, but ears deserve some love and attention too. And when you stick a Q-Tip in there, you're actually stripping those oils that are naturally produced, and then that could lead to dry and itchy ears.ĬIRINO: With these tips, you're well on your way to building a solid ear care regimen. NAIM: Our ears naturally produce oils that help keep it healthy and moist. NAIM: As long as you play your music or podcast, audiobook, anything like that, at 60% of the volume bar or less, you would be safe.ĬIRINO: Lastly, be careful about cleaning your ears because it turns out you don't actually have to. There's no official guidance on how loud is too loud, but this is what Dr. And make sure you're watching your phone volume as well. So if you're going to be somewhere loud like a concert, wear earplugs. And hearing loss is possible after only 15 minutes of that noise. NAIM: But when you increase that sound by 5 decibels, you have to cut the time in half.ĬIRINO: City traffic can be around 85 decibels, but an approaching subway train is 100 decibels.
NAIM: The rule of thumb is that when you're listening to a sound at what's considered 85 decibels, you are safe.ĬIRINO: Until you hit the 8-hour mark, that is, according to the American Speech Language Hearing Association. But also, make sure you protect the hearing you already have. You can ask your physician if they can refer you to an ENT doctor or make an appointment with an audiologist list. You should be doing that even if you don't have symptoms. Naim say if you have any of these symptoms, first get a hearing test to establish your baseline level of hearing. Another common symptom is tinnitus, which is ringing, buzzing or hissing in the ears. She says that since it's about your brain as much as it's about your ears, noise-induced hearing loss can take a few different forms, like if you can't hear your conversation with someone over lots of other people talking in the background, or if you can hear someone talking but you can't understand the words they're saying. She's a senior audiologist at Audio Help Hearing Center. And over time, those hair cells become damaged.ĬIRINO: Meaning they don't transmit sounds to your brain as well. And it might not happen how you expect.ĪRIELLA NAIM: So we have tiny hair cells that respond to different frequencies. This kind of hearing loss is irreversible but also often preventable. KELLEY: A recent study found that 1 billion young people are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss.ĬIRINO: That's people between the ages of 12 and 34.
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