A question for people who listen to music everyday...

[zyoeru]

Originally Posted by noidea

did you get your ears checked? you usually do NOT notice hearing loss yourself because it just happens pretty slowly, I thought my ears were good as well, but the hearing technician testing me was pretty shocked(and I was as well when I saw the results, my hearing of low notes is around 10-20 % worse than hights, that should NOT be)

Well, actually a few days ago, my left ear was REALLY hurting around the tragus for about 3 days. But now it's fine. So I'll just see if it hurts again. XD

[Lee^ChaN]

i only use earphones when i work out at the gym.. an hour daily, with quite big volume
I don't have problem with my hearing but I'm afraid to use them more than an hour daily; i don't wanna lose my hearing..
I tend to play loud music while I'm driving tho..

[noidea]

^ as I said before, the AMOUNT of music you listen to is not very important, but the volume, 1 hour of loud music is worse than 5 hours of medium-volume music, you can use them more, just make it more quiet! one too loud note can already destroy much

[Chiharo]

I've heard from lots of people that actually listening to music for a long period of time is even worse than loud music for a short period of time. But honestly IDK.

[nemesisyume]

I'm only 17 (18 in 5 days) and the hearing in my right ear is already getting weaker from too loud music

woops

[Chef+Vanny]

I guess I'm kinda nonchalant about this
I always listen to music from my PSP on my way to school,home
It must be max volume whenever I listen,may be too loud for some people but it's fine for me

[CaseNumber:825]

I listen to music far too often
I listen to it through speakers as often as I can, but when I'm on the bus, or walking around, or at work (on break) I tend to listen through earphones

I've had ear problems in the past, but that's more because (and this is gonna sound disgusting) I get this build-up on wax that needs clearing out every now and then.
That could be due to the earphones but I dunno.

[Sven@.@]

I worry about my hearing because I listen to music as I'm sleeping, but a good general rule of thumb is moderation.....like if you're going to listen to music nonstop don't have it at a volume where you can't hear anything else...oh, and earbuds...totally not good for those ears.

But sometimes you just can't help it, like with "Evolution" or "Rule" I need to hear every sound effect in the song!

[noidea]

^ I can only repeat what hearing engineers told me

[waterballoon]

I think listening to loud music would be worse than listening to average volume music over a long time cos when it's loud it damages your eardrum; at least with avg vol it will be less damaging. ^^

[Chiharo]

^Well I guess you guys are right then. And it's better like that anyway, I guess. But it's just that I cannot enjoy music that much as I enjoy it on a louder volume. I don't know why's that.

[noidea]

^ maybe you have to get used to it? I had a peroid when I listened to louder music and the moment i started listening to it more quietly it was pretty boring the first weeks

[Chiharo]

^Thanks, noidea. I'll try that out. In fact, I'm listening to music really quiet now, and it feels fine if I'm concentrated on something else. but when I want to concentrate on music my hands just go to volume things up xD. But I'll try my best, lol.

[noidea]

^ Just try it for some time^^ It will get better, and even if afterwards you only listen to musik slightly quieter than before it's still an improvement^^

[thinkingoutloud89]

actually I`m quite sure I lost a big part of my hearing already
I tend to listen very very loudly on my earphones but i think the music makes more fun that why (and I don´t wnat to hear the other people in the bus or train!)
but it is very unhealthy and I try to at least get the volume down a bit most of the time or to listen whithout earphones on my handy (when I sit alone at the busstop or so)

[noidea]

^ There one mail rule in life:
If it hurts something is NOT right xD

[zyoeru]

Originally Posted by noidea

^ There one mail rule in life:
If it hurts something is NOT right xD

Rules are meant to be broken.
Nah, but I'm planning on plugging my speakers in for a while.

[Tasked]

because of my job, I'm really likely to get bad hearing when I get older... but.. who can ever live without music? When I teach classes in the gym, I turn the music SUPER loud en yell really loud in the microphone..

[noidea]

^ that actually isn't THAT bad, of course, your hearing will be under average, but probably not THAT bad unless youre holding your ear on the speaker

[Namie♡TOP SECRET]

My Grandma's deaf, and Grandad absolutely SHOUTS at her he says to her

Spoiler:

effin' hell, gillian you are so effin' stupid you really effin' are

Dad's getting deaf but he's nearly 60 so...