Permanent hearing loss due to earphone use is on the rise – here’s how to prevent it

15 Mar

Jana Marx

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Noise-induced hearing loss is the second most common type of hearing loss after age-related hearing loss. (PHOTO: Getty Images)

Earpods, headsets, headphones – who doesn’t have a pair these days? They’ve become essential because audio is such a big part of our lives thanks to smartphones, computers, tablets and the internet.

If you have a teenager in the house, you will have seen how they’ve become an almost permanent fixture for some.

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