It doesn't feel like it's gotten worse to me. It feels like there's a lot more effort to diagnose kids with hearing trouble and to make hearing aids less stigma

It doesn't feel like it's gotten worse to me. It feels like there's a lot more effort to diagnose kids with hearing trouble and to make hearing aids less stigmatized. More discreet devices make them a compelling option for folks who are self conscious. But it is the case that headphones _have_ been damaging hearing for a long time. The rise of MP3 players that could blast audio was a known cause of hearing loss even as it occurred.