Reporting by Michael Gariffo
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Many of us spend a good portion of our lives working to preserve and improve our health and the health of our children. We safeguard our long-term wellbeing, whether it's through taking vitamins, eating right, applying sunscreen, or something else. But despite our diligence, we often are unaware of some health hazards we encounter every day. One such threat is the unsafe levels of sound we subject our ears to on a daily basis.
Any overly loud sound can be dangerous, whether it comes from sources such as live concerts or your surround sound speakers. But a more common contributor to hearing damage are headphones. These accessories once were limited to our use of Walkmans and MP3 players. Now their presence is ubiquitous, and headphones provide constant audio from our smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and tablets. Kids even use them to tune in to online classes, and we adults wear them during online meetings.
So, if we can't avoid using headphones because of how intrinsic they've become to our lives....
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