Weekly Press Release of Istanbul Gelisim University (Issue 107) (July 5-9, 2021) 

EXPOSURE TO LOUD SOUNDS FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS IS HARMFUL TO HEARING! Noting that the studies on the harm of headphones to human health in recent years have shown that being exposed to sounds of 85 dB for more than 8 hours is harmful to hearing health, Audiologist Lect. Mehmet Uyar said, “It makes people restless, prevents verbal communication, reduces work efficiency. It causes sleep problems. It causes damage to the sense of hearing and auditory canals.” Technological developments affect our lives more and more every day. Headphones are one of them. Earphones were previously an accessory attached to the music player, but they have entered our lives more and more with the developing mobile phone technologies. Stating that technology can harm people as well as being beneficial, Audiologist Lecturer Mehmet Uyar said, “Many studies have been conducted on the harm of headphones to human health in recent years, and these studies show that being exposed to sounds of 85 dB for more than 8 hours is harmful to hearing health.” Talking about the effects of noise on human health, Audiologist Mehmet Uyar added, “It makes people uneasy. It inhibits verbal communication. It reduces operating efficiency. It causes sleep problems. It causes damage to the sense of hearing and paths.”