A quarter of the Dutch youth probably has hearing loss. Conclude researchers from the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam on the basis of the results online self-testing.
Between 2010 and 2014 more than 300,000 people were doing such an online hearing test. During such a test you get to hear a few simple words, with more or less noise in the background. As measured how much you can hear in a noisy environment. One of the first signs of hearing loss is that it is difficult to understand people when there is background noise.
A quarter of the participants between 12 and 25 years, scores poorly on all these online hearing test. A poor result indicates that there is hearing loss. Hearing damage you walk when you listen long and often loud sound. Therefore, there is risk of hearing impairment or hypersensitivity to sound. You can also suffer from tinnitus: wheezing and whistling sound in your ear. Hearing damage is often no more turning back.
Causes
Big culprits are hard listen to music on your headphones either when going out. An MP3 player at maximum level can produce a sound of 105 decibels. The sound in clubs and pubs is often hard (104 to 112 decibels).
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