The use of "Earphones/Earbuds" should be limited or discontinued for the safety of the indivdual.
Rationale
Did you know that all adults and children are commonly exposed to loud music. Between ear buds connected to iPods or MP3 players and music concerts, loud music can cause hearing loss. (Adam, 2014) They're used by kids, teens and adults of all ages; and provide private listening in schools, gyms, at home, on the workplace–just about everywhere people spend time. (Beltone, 2014) What my group and I are trying to accomplish is that people need to realize that listening to the loudest degree of music is very bad. Yes music is great when its nice and loud. But it does damage. Slowly but surely. We will campaign against this.
The main problem with all of this is that people are losing hearing. There should be a headphone out there that can protect the valve of the ear. Ear buds are by far the most popular choice for listening–they're tiny and light, fit into a pocket, and cost next to nothing. (Beltone, 2014), but any ear bud could cause hearing loss. Even moderately high volume can cause hearing loss if listened to for too long. For example, listening to sound at ninety decibels for three hours can be as damaging as hearing something at 155 decibels (like a jet taking off) for thirty seconds. (Beltone, 2014). So solve this problem in the long run, Wear earmuff–style headphones. Your best bet is “noise-cancelling” headphones, which reduce or eliminate background noise. This lessens the need to crank the volume above 50 percent. You can listen to music at a softer volume, for a longer time. (Beltone, 2014)
These goals my group and I come up with are aimed towards everyone. Everyone could have the same effect from earphones.
This campaign against earphones and ear buds will begin sometimes next week. It will last for about a week and hopefully people realize they need to turn their music down! We hope to accomplish a lot in this.
Citations and URL’s
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000495.htm ( Adams, 2014 )
http://www.beltone.com/hearing-health/ear-buds.aspx ( Beltone, 2014 )
Olivia Rodriguez
Did you know that all adults and children are commonly exposed to loud music. Between ear buds connected to iPods or MP3 players and music concerts, loud music can cause hearing loss. (Adam, 2014) They're used by kids, teens and adults of all ages; and provide private listening in schools, gyms, at home, on the workplace–just about everywhere people spend time. (Beltone, 2014) What my group and I are trying to accomplish is that people need to realize that listening to the loudest degree of music is very bad. Yes music is great when its nice and loud. But it does damage. Slowly but surely. We will campaign against this.
The main problem with all of this is that people are losing hearing. There should be a headphone out there that can protect the valve of the ear. Ear buds are by far the most popular choice for listening–they're tiny and light, fit into a pocket, and cost next to nothing. (Beltone, 2014), but any ear bud could cause hearing loss. Even moderately high volume can cause hearing loss if listened to for too long. For example, listening to sound at ninety decibels for three hours can be as damaging as hearing something at 155 decibels (like a jet taking off) for thirty seconds. (Beltone, 2014). So solve this problem in the long run, Wear earmuff–style headphones. Your best bet is “noise-cancelling” headphones, which reduce or eliminate background noise. This lessens the need to crank the volume above 50 percent. You can listen to music at a softer volume, for a longer time. (Beltone, 2014)
These goals my group and I come up with are aimed towards everyone. Everyone could have the same effect from earphones.
This campaign against earphones and ear buds will begin sometimes next week. It will last for about a week and hopefully people realize they need to turn their music down! We hope to accomplish a lot in this.
Citations and URL’s
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000495.htm ( Adams, 2014 )
http://www.beltone.com/hearing-health/ear-buds.aspx ( Beltone, 2014 )
Olivia Rodriguez