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> “I’m seeing a lot of younger people in their twenties who are coming in with ringing in their ears,” says Sarah Mowry, an assistant professor of otolaryngolog

> “I’m seeing a lot of younger people in their twenties who are coming in with ringing in their ears,” says Sarah Mowry, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “I think it’s probably related to this all-day earbud use. It’s noise trauma.” Citation needed before we dump another criticism on "milinneals" and their phone obsession. Arw there actually more young people with hearing problems than before? Are loud concerts not a more likely culprit? I know I've been to plenty in my day that led to ringing and clogged ears for a week, and I have super low level tinnitus as a result (I can hear the ringing in very quiet environments but not in day to day life).

munk-a 7y ago
I don't read that as a dump on millennials, I read it more as a criticism that the default headphone style has shifted from superaural to poorly fitted earbuds. I definitely think that circumaural are the best you can get without custom fitting but superaural headphones blocked a lot more sound than the apple earbuds... but when iPods came out they pushed those hard as a trendy stylish choice.
- tiglionabbit 7y ago
  For me it’s not about style but practicality. Headphones are huge. AirPods are tiny. Rubber ear buds make weird squelching sounds when I walk. Apple earbuds are the only thing that works for me.
  - Groxx 7y ago
    Have you tried Comply tips? https://www.complyfoam.com/ https://www.complyfoam.com/ (or any foam tip really) They're at practically every audio store, pretty easy and cheap to try. Personally I love them, and can't stand rubber tips.
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egypturnash 7y ago
If you read further down there are plenty of citations. "Brian Fligor, an audiologist who has studied the impact of earbuds on hearing damage, says that people typically listen to their earbuds about 13 decibels higher than the background noise." "2014 research, conducted by Fligor and others, looked at the impact of urban environments on people’s headphone listening levels by measuring sound levels through a mannequin’s ears. The research involved asking passersby to take their headphones off and place them on this mannequin at the same volume level they had been listening to. The average listening level was 94 decibels, 58 percent of people polled were exceeding their weekly sound exposure limit — and an overwhelming 92 percent of them were wearing AirPod-style earbuds." "2014 research" links to https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261256174_Cultural_and_Demographic_Factors_Influencing_Noise_Exposure_Estimates_From_Use_of_Portable_Listening_Devices_in_an_Urban_Environment https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261256174_Cultural_... "According to the American Osteopathic Association, approximately one in five teens today suffer some form of hearing damage, a rate that’s 30 percent higher than it was 20 years ago. The World Health Organization estimates that over “1 billion young people” are at risk of hearing loss, primarily from listening to music on headphones or earbuds." There are links in those two sentences, too.
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- thoughtsimple 7y ago
  AirPods didn't exist in 2014. They were released at the end of 2016.
toomanybeersies 7y ago
Anecdotally, I'm in my twenties and I have tinnitus. I have no idea if it's noise induced though. And if it is, jury's out on whether it's from live music, headphones/earbuds, firearms, or power tools.

munk-a 7y ago

I don't read that as a dump on millennials, I read it more as a criticism that the default headphone style has shifted from superaural to poorly fitted earbuds. I definitely think that circumaural are the best you can get without custom fitting but superaural headphones blocked a lot more sound than the apple earbuds... but when iPods came out they pushed those hard as a trendy stylish choice.

tiglionabbit 7y ago
For me it’s not about style but practicality. Headphones are huge. AirPods are tiny. Rubber ear buds make weird squelching sounds when I walk. Apple earbuds are the only thing that works for me.
- Groxx 7y ago
  Have you tried Comply tips? https://www.complyfoam.com/ https://www.complyfoam.com/ (or any foam tip really) They're at practically every audio store, pretty easy and cheap to try. Personally I love them, and can't stand rubber tips.

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egypturnash 7y ago

If you read further down there are plenty of citations. "Brian Fligor, an audiologist who has studied the impact of earbuds on hearing damage, says that people typically listen to their earbuds about 13 decibels higher than the background noise." "2014 research, conducted by Fligor and others, looked at the impact of urban environments on people’s headphone listening levels by measuring sound levels through a mannequin’s ears. The research involved asking passersby to take their headphones off and place them on this mannequin at the same volume level they had been listening to. The average listening level was 94 decibels, 58 percent of people polled were exceeding their weekly sound exposure limit — and an overwhelming 92 percent of them were wearing AirPod-style earbuds." "2014 research" links to https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261256174_Cultural_and_Demographic_Factors_Influencing_Noise_Exposure_Estimates_From_Use_of_Portable_Listening_Devices_in_an_Urban_Environment https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261256174_Cultural_... "According to the American Osteopathic Association, approximately one in five teens today suffer some form of hearing damage, a rate that’s 30 percent higher than it was 20 years ago. The World Health Organization estimates that over “1 billion young people” are at risk of hearing loss, primarily from listening to music on headphones or earbuds." There are links in those two sentences, too.

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thoughtsimple 7y ago
AirPods didn't exist in 2014. They were released at the end of 2016.

toomanybeersies 7y ago

Anecdotally, I'm in my twenties and I have tinnitus. I have no idea if it's noise induced though. And if it is, jury's out on whether it's from live music, headphones/earbuds, firearms, or power tools.