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Health Warning: Earphones and Tinnitus

We’ve posted several articles on the consequences of loud volume levels in your headphones which can lead to ringing in your ears and distorted vision. It is important to note that loud volume levels can lead to damage to your ears and to a condition known as tinnitus. A note from a sufferer…

I suffer with tinnitus and have read many emails from people who have damaged their ears at loud rock concerts and using headphones at maximum volume. I have also read letters from the parents of those who committed suicide because the agony of their tinnitus was unbearable.
The buzz is a warning. The distorted vision is a warning. There is no cure for tinnitus so if you damage your ears with loud volume and cause tinnitus, you have to live with it. Imagine what life might be like if you have some one blowing one loud note on a trumpet just inches from your left ear. It ain’t fun…


We’ve posted several articles on the consequences of loud volume levels in your headphones which can lead to ringing in your ears and distorted vision. It is important to note that loud volume levels can lead to damage to your ears and to a condition known as tinnitus. A note from a sufferer…

I suffer with tinnitus and have read many emails from people who have damaged their ears at loud rock concerts and using headphones at maximum volume. I have also read letters from the parents of those who committed suicide because the agony of their tinnitus was unbearable.
The buzz is a warning. The distorted vision is a warning. There is no cure for tinnitus so if you damage your ears with loud volume and cause tinnitus, you have to live with it. Imagine what life might be like if you have some one blowing one loud note on a trumpet just inches from your left ear. It ain’t fun…

By Jason O'Grady

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