Noise Canceling Headphones : People applying earphones or headphones in the ears will now see you everywhere. In bus-training, shopping malls, markets, offices, hospitals and even driving many people keep them. In the recent past, the use of noise cancellation headphones has increased rapidly. These are the headphones that help protect you from external noise. But is their use more useful for your health?
Recently a new report has come and in this experts have warned that too much use of these headphones can be harmful to your brain and hearing ability. So if you also use noise cancellation headphones, then start taking precautions.
Noise cancellation headphones are headphones made to reduce or eliminate external noise. Special technology is used in them and there are mainly two types. The first is Passive Noise Cancellation – PNC and the second is Active Noise Cancellation – ANC Cancellation – AnC. The trend of work from home and online meetings has increased since Corona and during this time the utility of such headphones has increased for clean audio. At the same time, they are also used for better audio quality while listening to gaming, music and watching movies.
If you also use them too much then this report is for you. Its more use can leave serious consequences on your health. Recently, Claire Benton, president of the British Academy of Audiology, has said that excessive use of noise-cancellation headphones can affect the natural ability to filter the noise around our brain negatively. This can lead to conditions like Auditorium Processing Disorder (APD), in which a person has difficulty in understanding normal sounds. Benton has also said that the ability to listen to the complex sound of our brain develops by the end of adolescence and during this time a lot of use of noise-cancellation technology can disrupt this natural development.
At the same time, Reni Almeda, an expert at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said that now the number of people who can listen properly, but feel difficulty in understanding the voices. He says that this problem of APD can be constantly caused by the use of noise-cancellation headphones. That is why if you also use them continuously and too much, then be careful in time. Listening to music on too much volume can harm the ears. Do not keep headphones throughout the day and relax your ears. Sometimes use the headphones by closing the noise cancellation mode so that the mind maintains the ability to identify external sounds and use them according to the need.
