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Mam/Sir for 1 year I was involved in watching movies and listening songs so my ears were quite often exposed to somewhat loud noise of movies and songs while using earphones so my query is will it have caused any permanent damage to hearing capacity of ear. If u can answer I will be very much thankful to u sir/mam...🙏??
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Dr. Varunkumar J
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Puducherry
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Do u have hearing loss? Any tinnitus?
Kindly get ur ears examined
Permissible hearing to earphones is 60 min /day with 60%volume
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Dr. Adhavan
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
5 yrs exp
Chennai
Loud noise exposure for a long time can cause damage
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Dr. Vibhuti Bhatt
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
8 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hearing loud noises for prolonged periods can definitely contribute to hearing loss.
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Get your ears assessed by a nearby ENT surgeon and then go for a pure tone audiometry test to know if there is actual hearing loss or not..
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Kolkata
Yes it may cause permanent Sensorineural hearing loss.
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