Are headphones destroying our hearing?

I wear headphones every day. And if I’m at work, I have those bad boys on for nearly 8 hours straight. In a perfect world, I’m listening at a reasonable volume, but in reality, it’s hard to know if that’s true. So when does loud become too loud?

The answer is: It’s really hard to tell.

According to the WHO, over a billion young adults are at risk of permanent, avoidable hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices.

While that sounds like a bunch of old people trying to stop us young people from listening to our rock ‘n’ roll the way we like it, it’s a scary statistic. It’s even scarier when you know that hearing loss is almost always permanent. So what’s the best way to listen with headphones and not lose hearing? And how can noise cancellation help us out?

Check out Vox videos’ latest to find out! And after that, head over to the Verge to see how to limit your phone volume to a certain decibel threshold.

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