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04/11/2016
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Source: UN BR
A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that about 50% of adolescents and young people are exposed to a harmful volume to health through the use of personal audio devices.
WHO recommends restricting the use of stereos less than an hour a day not to damage your hearing. Photo: Flickr / Seanomatopoeia (CC)
More than 1 billion adolescents and youth are at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe use of audio devices such as smart phones, and exposure to loud noise or noisy places. This reality led the World Health Organization (WHO) to launch an alert to raise awareness that it is possible to have fun without causing hearing problems.
The study by the UN agency with young people between 12 and 35 revealed that about 50% are exposed to a harmful volume to health through the use of personal audio devices and 40% potentially dangerous sound levels fun environments such as nightclubs, sporting events or bars.
To illustrate the scale of the problem, the agency recommends 85 decibels as the maximum exposure level allowed in a place of work, for a total of eight hours a day. However, many clubs, bars or sporting events often go up the volume above this level, 100 decibels, an index that is only safe for 15 minutes.
To avoid future problems hearing, WHO proposes a series of measures. Some as easy as keeping the volume of down devices, use appropriate headphones and restrict the use of audio devices less than an hour daily. The Organization also suggests that establishments offer earplugs to customers, create relaxation areas so that people can be isolated for a period and maintain the volume of music or attraction at acceptable levels.
Worldwide, there are now 360 million people with moderate loss to profound hearing for different reasons, such as noise, genetic conditions, complications of birth, certain infectious diseases, drug use and old age. Every year, on March 4, WHO celebrates the International Day of Care Hearing and uses the date to remind people of simple measures that can prevent premature loss of this human sense.
Source: UN BR
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