A man listening to music through earphones (photo/ creativemarket.com)
Technological advancements in the modern age are moving at a high rate with development of different electronic gadgets. However, some of these gadgets when wrongly used pose terrible risks to our health.
For example, people who wear earphones throughout the day have lots of health hazards than one can image. Using the headphones for a long period causes:
Severe ear infection
Sharing earphones is a major cause of most ear infections. Injurious bacteria develop in your ear on a daily basis when you use your earphones. When you share earphones, these injurious bacteria will be transmitted to the second persons ear causing dangerous infections.
Loss of hearing
This is one of the major side effects of excessive use of earphones. The audio from earphones goes directly to your eardrums. People who listen to music through earphones on high volumes risk having serious hearing complications and even loss of hearing.
Affects your brain
The inner ear has some connection with the brain. Therefore, any damage done on the ear will also affect the brain. Headphones usually generate electromagnetic waves known to be risky for the human brain in the long term.
Ear pain
Most earphones addicts have complained having unbearable ear pains. They will hear some peculiar and diverse sounds buzzing in their ears even when they are not having their earphones on. Such people even experience ear numbness.