Myths and Facts

#Permanent Hearing Loss

# 48 million people in the US have some degree of hearing loss

# Talking worldwide – 1.1 billion teens and young adults are at risk for hearing loss worldwide according to WHO

# Only 8% of People Actually Clean Their Earbuds Once a Week

#  Your Ears are More Unique than Your Fingerprints

# One of the most common types of hearing loss due to extensive use of earphones

When you’re born, your outer ear is fully formed. Due to the rigors of gravity, your lobes might droop a bit with age, but the structure of your ear won’t change. Investigate it for yourself—find a picture from your childhood and compare your ears to the way they look now. They’ll be nearly identical.

Consequences of earphones

Body

• Tinnitus (extemely loud noice in ear)
• Hyperacusis ( increased sensitivity to normal environment sounds)
• Severe ear infection
• Loss of hearing
• Affects your brain
• Ear pain

Mind

• Dissociation (loss of connection with reality)
• Learning disabilities

Pros

• Ease of use
• Portability
• Sound intensity
• Concentartion (noise reduction of environmental sounds)

Trends

• More and more people tend to use earphones
• On average 61% people use earphones everyday
• 21% use them a few days in a week
• 11% tend to use earphones few days in month