
The Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss from Personal Audio Devices
We seldom encounter a teenager or young adult who isn’t currently using a personal audio device. Though over-ear headphones are more bulky, the younger demographic still relies on them for environmental isolation. While acoustic enjoyment is universal across all ages, the youth population often utilizes music as a primary tool for time management. Does the immediate physical closeness of these transducers to our ears result in measurable hearing loss? It’s not the device itself, but how we use it. When