Crank the Volume down!

Many teenagers listen to heavy-metal or thrash-metal songs on their ipods or MP3 players cranking the volume to maybe 90% or even 100% of the total volume. While this maybe enjoyable, this causes real harm to the ears. Listening to music really loud using head-phones and ear-phones can really damage your ears. An average human ear can tolerate about 50dB, but head-phones sometimes come out at 80dB or 90dB. So, you can see that it goes beyond the tolerable range and naturally, cause damage. Scientists have also proved that a person who regularly listens to music through head-phones have at least a thousand more bacteria than the average human. While most of these bacteria are not harmful, some such as Staphylococcus can cause ear-aches. Some teenagers who regularly listen to music need hearing aid while a lot of men in their 80s can hear really well. The only cause for this is the listening of music with the volume up! A recent science test has approved that:

* You can listen to music all day if you listen with the volume at about 50% of the total volume. It won't cause any harm.

* You can listen to music about 5-6 hours a day if the volume is at about 75% of the total volume. It will not harm you.

* You can listen to music about 1 hour- 1 hour 15 minutes if you listen with the volume cranked to the maximum. I do not recommend it.

The human ear can tolerate some heavy stuff but if you push it to the limit, it is bound to crack. If you listen to music really loud, you may require hearing aid at about 40 years and may lose the ability to hear at about 60 years. If you want to listen to music for a long time, keep the volume at 50%. That way, you won't risk ear infection or any major ear problems. Over 50% of the ear infections that occur, occur from listening to music for prolonged periods with high volume. So, a little advice for all the music lovers, crank the volume down or you won't be able to listen to music at all later in your life.