How noise pollution is ruining your hearing
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2018
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Health organizations warn that continual exposure to noise levels above 70 decibels can potentially damage your ears. And yet we are routinely exposed to noise much louder than that in everyday situations.
Our world is increasingly noisy and our bars, restaurants, gyms, and streets all produce decibel levels that can cause harm to our hearing in mere minutes.
Hearing loss is incredibly common and is the fourth highest disability worldwide. One in four American adults shows signs of noise-induced hearing loss, and the problem is only going to get worse.
While hearing damage is irreversible, it's also completely preventable. Watch for tips on how to protect your ears even in incredibly loud environments.
For more of Julia's reporting on noise and hearing loss check out her articles:
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www.vox.com/2018/4/18/1716850...
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To check the noise levels around you download an app like Decibel Sound Meter Pro:
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25% of adults in the US show signs of hearing loss. Vox science reporter Julia Belluz explains the steps you can take to prevent it: bit.ly/2sAd5V4
Vox no one cares
kinda ruined it by pumping the volume at the end of the video after lowering it midway thanks for the hear loss
Can you cover a related topic: hyperacusis? It's a rare type of hearing damage which breaks the part of your ear responsible for noise reduction/dampening, making the world permanently loud. Noise pollution is particularly relevant as loud areas cause physical pain to those with hyperacusis in the form of headaches and migraines.
Vox you should check NoiseCapture it's an open source app developed by the CNRS to map the sound level all around the world
Vox ios only.....
Who turned down their volume while watching this?
everyone
I did at the end. It was strangely louder than the rest of the video.
Jonathan Mukeng I’m cranking it up
Jonathan Mukeng I downloaded app that measures decibels. I will check my dailt enviroment tomorrow :D
progressively lowering it down
Vox: makes a video about how noise pollution and headphones are killing our hearing and how to prevent it, and then ends the video with a sudden cut to a much louder and staticy clip that hurts your ears...
i don't know how loud your volume is by default...
The relative volume between the clips made that cut at the end very jarring lol.
HAHA You beat me to it. I just made the same comment.
Liberals love to hate Reagen.
Crazelord91 I
One of my deep dark fears is to lose the ability to hear and can't listen to music
Kush Kamble same ! And worst for me I have bad eyesight ! So I worry double
@@internetsummoner go away from loud city’s
Same. That and the ability to see...
As someone who has long complained that coffee shops now sound like bars and restaurants like nightclubs, only to be told off for being "too sensitive" to sound... THERE ARE DOZENS OF US! DOZENS!!!
I work in a hospital lab and the noise from the analysers makes me hear ringing in my ears just after I leave work! I can hear it as soon as I close the door in my car. I really wanna check the decibel levels now 🙉
Science with Katie it's tinnitus
And it has no cure
buy an industrial earplugs, they are relatively cheap
That's tinnitus Katie, you should really go see a doctor because it will increase if you do not take care of yourself.
Your work has a obligation to keep decibels down or provide suitable PPE
The best way to fix the problem is, in my opinion, add noise pollution to health and safety codes. Exceeding 100db should automatically lose a letter grade form the ratting.
Alex Lacroix That's a good idea!
Well, at least once my hearing's ruined all the noises won't bother me as much...
Triple M lol nope you're very likely to develop tinnitus instead which can drive sufferers insane due to loud beeping noises in their head, for instance
Ever heard [of] tinnitus? You soon will...
Triple M - You can go on thinking that until you end up with tinnitus like I have. Then you have a noise with you 24-7-365 that you have to try and ignore. This "ringing" I have will be with me for years. Mine is a high pitched tone that is pretty constant. So far, I have the ability to ignore it most of the time, but I'm not sure what the future will hold. Right now, I am regretting the concerts I went to as a teen in high school, but I figure my work environment was a bigger contributor than I ever thought.
Triple M i think both of us can blame our fair share on metallica for our hearing loss
That's more of a negative way of thinking instead of being optimist. Rather you should take good care of your ears and hearing because such things are irreplaceble.
Wait what's that? I can't hear what you're because of this ringing in my ear
Justin Y. so you like ur own comments
me too
Keep asking questions
3:46
Who is liking these comments
Modern restaurant designers have lost their minds.. Chipotle and Pieology on the west coast are VERY loud inside with their design choices. Concrete floors, metal chairs with no pads (what?!) that slide around loudly, no acoustic tiles or foam in bare industrial looking ceilings, bare walls that reflect sounds.. on and on. Then they pump up the music to try and drown out the other noise right above where you order so you have to yell to the employee. Nation of idiots.
jokes on you. I already ruined my hearing myself, by listening to music at volume 100
Anne Bremen plus you listen to AM which will rot anybody's hearing regardless of the volume
AM is not my favourite album of them, but its really good
IMmoshko AM isn't my favorite either, their first record is still their best :) but I really like the cover design and really liked the album and the new direction of their music. I guess we can't all like the same kind of music :D
At least you can see
Wow, I think I am really old now (39) when I see AM in caps I think AM radio...
" *ear* - reversible ear damage"
Glory Sky Read that comment and then cracked up when i got to the point in the video lmao
I don't get it
"Turns down headphone volume"
Each ten seconds down even more.
There's also high fidelity ear plugs!! They allow stuff like talking to get through, but anything above 80db gets blocked!! They are seriously a life saver.
(I have auditory processing issues and with them I can comfortably talk to someone in a noisy environment, whereas that's impossible otherwise.)
The guy wearing the grey shirt at 1:45 is having the time of his life with that coffee
haha
Why the hell are bars so freakin' loud? I know why. It's because everyone needs to be loud in them to hear each other. But why is that? I'm like 95 percent sure it's the stupid music. Bars seem to play music ridiculously loudly for no reason. You could argue it needs to be loud since everyone else was already loud, but I have a hard time buying that when there are only 10 people in the bar and yet I have to yell to make basic conversation.
its to make u buy more drinks, less chat = more boozing = more £££
this is so important. I cant imagine a time ij my life where i didnt protect my hearing and wouldnt be able to listen to the music i love or the voices of my loved ones properly. Please protect your hearing!
I long for a cure to tinnitus in my lifetime.
Shallow approach to the subjetc, in my perception. Adding an uptdate on what is going on with scientific research focusing on hearing disabilities/disfuncitons would have given it a much more interesting, informative, and in depth apporach to the subject. And more inclusive of those who are suffering.
I understand what you mean but can't a man dream?
Chris, that makes me see I wasn't straightforward enough: I meant the take of Vox on the subject. I'm not found of using people's conditions in a "cautinary tale" optic. I hope people who are suffering, longing, or dreaming, always keep their strenght. The soptlight should be on them here - Anyone can sooner than later be in those situations. When ways to "tackle" those conditions are developed, we all gain, we all advance.
P.S.: I apologise for my english. It's probably atrocious, and diffuclt to understand.
P.S.2: I really enjoy Vox. I'd really appreaciate if they didn't just left the subject here, but instead approached it yet again in a near future.
Lashan me too
Blixter Your English is pretty good, actually. A few mistakes but that's normal for internet comments. Easy to understand for me at least. You have a very good point, they tend to do that, maybe they'll address that one day.
I hate learning about new health/environmental problems caused by modern life
AlJalandhari Some of this has been around for longer than modern times. 😂
Same, bc you then realize that you are really goddamn screwed
Christian B it just has been multiplying
The situation is even worse, research 'Vibroacoustic disease'
They should’ve mentioned noise dampening earplugs! They let you still hear people talking because they reduce sounds evenly, quieter and louder
The video ending with solutions on how to reduce noise pollution, and then when the credits come, this woman is shouting to me trying to get herself heard above all the traffic noises ..
You should have heard the Chicago subways before they had the closed, air conditioned cars. The windows had to be open in the summer, and when those things entered the tunnel, the noise levels were painful. I'm surprised I have any hearing at all.
You hearing well ?
Sometimes I commute wearing ear plugs because of noise pollution. I think it definitely helps me.
It definitely helps! Earbuds help too as long as you keep the volume low by blocking some outside noise.
I try to avoid loud situations whenever possible. However at my old job working in a fast food joint there was constant loud noises, not only that but it was nothing but annoying machine warning sounds and notifications for timers. I am so glad I stopped doing that job, regardless of hearing loss concerns, it was so annoying that it drove me crazy.
Her reaction to the loud noise in the oturo is literally me
I know I’ve lost a bit of my hearing, I used to be a lot more sensitive to really loud sounds, and now not so much. I don’t know why people like things so freaking loud; it doesn’t help them at all, it only damages their hearing T_T
I’m half deaf to begin with from just a decade of work in heavy industry it’s impossible for me to sleep without something on in the background can you please tell me how privileged I am
That guy
class and disability.
Privileged doesn't mean your life is perfect, it just mean more doctors will take you seriously when you say something is wrong.
I can tell you he has no class priviliege if he had to work in heavy industry for a decade.
*Sponsored by BOSE noise cancelling headphones?!??!??!*
Ive had Tinnitus since i was a kid but i didnt know if it was normal or not. After i found out of it being a disability ive tried my hardest to not let it get worse. The noise in kindergarten was and probably still is in many places, damaging to your ears.
You missed the part where the FAA actually prohibits local governments from passing noise restrictions on aircraft. Long Beach, CA is one of the few in the US that are able to do so and are under constant threat by the feds to have it taken away. You know, cuz one can't possibly put public well being over commercial profits. That would be Un-American.
that ironically loud outro...
The best part is when the last clip in the end screen was WAY louder than the rest of the video about hearing loss...
only me that tuned down the sound on the video while watching?
I heard that that weird high-pitched squeal that randomly rings in yours ears sometimes is from one of those hair cells dying. It's like the hair's swan song before it dies forever, and you'll never be able to hear that particular frequency ever again.
If something really bugs me in cities is the sound of motorcycles. I don't know much about them. Do they really need to make such a loud noise, or can it be prevented if the driver cares enough?
Motorcycles are actually not that loud. What you're being are most probably people who modify their motorcycle exhausts by adding components onto the end of the exhaust (think of a trumpet mouthpiece) in order to force the air through a smaller space and make the exhaust much much louder. This is a big annoyance where I live and it's mostly just vandals overcompensating with riced motorcycles.
*thinking of
Thank you for your reply. That kind of modification should be made illegal in my view
It is. (But depending on the country I guess)
Leonard Zauner People make their cars louder here in America, maybe they just took the muffler off or modified the exhaust.
Thank you Vox for actually interesting videos unlike...buzzfeed LOL
Wow! Thanks guys for that handy hint at the end about moving away from stuff that is loud, I never thought to try that! Lifehack!
1:45 One of the worst things about hearing loss is ear damage is ear-reversable
I might struggle with minor hearing damage but listening to loud music is too addicting
Thank you for this video, there really needs to be more awareness on this.
I traveled a lot - learned that hotels and hallways with kids running in
them and louder ambient noises not like home were messing with a good
nights sleep. I experimented with different ear plugs and found that
Flents "Quiet Please" use once or twice and toss works wonders all night
long. Had a sump pump in the basement at home directly under the
master bedroom. The pump back-check valve thump when it rained annoyed
me as it was different. I started using the ear plugs at home. Now
decades later, I wont sleep without them - anywhere. I buy these in a
bulk container.
The Bose noise canceling headphones were perfect
for flight (I began to loathe the open cabin sound of airplanes and
airports have little noise of need - I set alarms on my phone for
flights so I know when to check flight display monitors). I use these
for hours daily with my Ipad and listen to Channels of interest - even
in the car.
Its like finding out that silence or good control of sound is preferential almost always.
I also find that there is a slowing down effect - so focus is
intentional. I can listen to concentration music specifically on
yourtube that permit me full simple and deliberate focus on the issue at
hand and I deal with things on time and efficiently. Its literally
like finding a vane of pure gold.
A few hints... Quiet please
by Flents are good for one or two uses - I buy in a large container very
cost effectively. Buy a small supply at first form the drug store.
Only the Bose has an elastomer oval pod that fits my ear better than the
common circle buds. I find circular buds to hurt when wearing over an
hour. Keep them clean daily with ZEISS Wipes (used for eye glasses) -
buy in bulk. They don't scratch glasses either.
I really really hate loud noises. I stay away from bars loud restaurants etc I almost never listen to music with headphones. I'm 23 and know people already going deaf from using ear buds 24/7
Dan Lacker The problem isn't the ear buds but the volume at which they play the music.
Just don't listen to the music loudly. 🤷♂️
I really hate to write this, but you really only live once dude. Don't stay away from fun because you're afraid to lose your hearing.
By the time it happens to you, there is probably something to completely fix that :D
Dan Lacker Headphones don't destroy ears, putting the volume at maximum does that.
The worst noise pollution is Lil Pump
TheDotGamer GD Any trap person in general.
I hear you Vox
NOICE
Whats wrong with Prog Rock in the morning???
This is a long way of saying... go into nature once in awhile. It's good for the soul :)
And your ears
MRLONG758 yup exactly
its actually not, good luck starving
once a while prob meant just a couple day while bringing provision
you must eat like a monster to starve
lol. yeah I never bring food when I go into nature. Doesn't seem logical you know?
I understand noise pollution very early (moving from quiet town of 2000 loud bustling City) I was 12 I'm 33 now and still can't get used to how noisy it is. I miss the almost constant quiet, except for birds or other animals, everyday. Sigh, I wonder if I can ever return to my old home. I hope the noise pollution is taught more
2:34 when my mom yells at me
I believe that working in customer service for over 20 years messed up my hearing. Being on the phone 8 hours/day with either a phone set or headset basically is the same as listening to loud music or ambient noise for the same amount of time. My left ear has the most hearing loss. This is the ear I used for the phone set until we were provide with dual ear headsets. Does the company admit this? Of course not!
you could go to court and prove that
do you have tinnitus also?
Yes, I do. But I believe it predates my employment. I remember hearing a ringing as a child especially at night when the house was quiet.
I tried to get compensation for carpal tunnel and lost that case. Didn't want to go 0-2.
Vickie Clark I think if your left ear has at least 35dB loss you'd be eligible for compensation.
You should go for for it. Headphones are real hazard.
This right here is why I have never been to a rave or concert, I just can not stand loud noises for longer periods of time. (or large crowds for that matter)
I know my hearing is pretty good and probably a fair bit sharper than average, but I do have a little tinnitus.
One of the sounds I really cant stand is the high "whistling" sound that many old TV's make, not just because it's annoying (though it is) but because it actually hurts to hear, almost like someone is sticking a needle into your ear.
What a Voice!
I guess staying at home and being anti social pays 👍
O K 😂😂
I have been thinking about this for literally a week now, and now this video comes up.
Thank you for covering this, I have been thinking about it myself for awhile
The noise measurements in this video are far from accurate. Please don’t rely on phone apps to accomplish what should be done with precision instrumentation. Also, there are several different metrics when it comes to noise pollution that cannot simply be referred to as “decibels.” I totally agree that noise pollution is a serious problem but PLEASE consult with a professional who understands environmental acoustics before spreading misinformation.
Yes, this!
For starters the microphones on phones are not made for capturing all sound waves (0Hz-20kHz)
Decibel is a unit of measurement and it compares a value to another on a logarithmic scale. So you always have to know what are you comparing to. And the measurements can be done with different styles (dBA, dBB, dBC, SPL...), dBA being the one that have a filter, so it is comparable to the way human ear can hear loudness (check wikipedia, everything is there to read and study). Yes, the phone app in the video has dBA, but still... That is not anywhere near combarable with professional sound level measuring.
I like that sudden increase of volume at 3:35 after a quiet music. This fits so well to the video about ruining my hearing
Do you think it was intentional haha? They might have just punk'd us
The thumbnail looks like Benito Mussolini.
Enthused Norseman nice meme
But it does though.
I live in an apartment building where you can easily hear your neighbor above. I oftentimes have to explain to whoever moves in that they are easily listenable
Yeah it’s avoidable for the most part but all it takes is for just one random loud enough sound to start damaging your ears over time , which is really imposible to avoid depending on the circumstances if the sound happens out of no where . Really hard to avoid this kind of hearing loss overall just hope science could fix this in the next 20 + years
With regards to the recommendation of noise cancelling headphones, I've been advised that there is a different between active and passive noise cancellation. The active type does so by generating additional auditory vibrations opposite of those it senses in the ambient environment, to trick your mind into not hearing anything, while effectively doubling the amount of vibrations reaching your ear. Passive, on the other hand, are akin to earplugs in that they simply act as a physical barrier to your ear, and therefore are what you should seek out.
Incorrect, the passive headphones are just that, they reduce the noise by their passive design (the earcup blocks the noise). The active noise cancellation, actually generates a waveform that is opposite to the noise signal and then generates the combination signal that effectively cancels the noise and what arrives at your ear canal is a very low or faint signal, not the doubling of signal.
Thanks guys
thanks yet again, Reagan.
Anybody else hear a sharp sound for a few seconds when it gets silent? And you don't have any hearing problems
that could be tinnitus. You might want to ask a doctor about it next chance you get. I have it too occasionally, should probably ask a doctor myself..
yea, not always tho (and it's usually not loud/prominent enough of a sound to really bother me)
I didn’t even know this was much of an problem
Justin Y. I swear we watch all the same videos
2:02 I like her voice it’s different. And I’m glad I can hear it!
My industry fan , I use every night is around 100.
This is why i love living in a country town. I couldn't imagine being in so many noisy places.
I have sensitive hearing and I highly value it because I am able to appreciate euphonious sounds and music more as opposed to try to "get used" to it through prolonged exposure. To resolve this, I always bring my noise cancelling earbuds with me. I cannot bear going outside without it. I use it for music at most but often times it's helpful for filtering out noise pollution :)
but are ur noise cancelling buds actually stopping the sound or just making it less intrusive? if the former u cd still be damaging ur ears
It doesn't really cancel it entirely, but yes, make the sound less intrusive. Otherwise it would be dangerous to go out on the road with no sound indicators xD
In 2008 my ears started bleeding (i've been listening to music a lot) since then never put earphones but i use headphones instead....I like Julia' voice.
I can't hear you because I'm blind
what does being blind taste like
Cole Takkish What does being tasteless feel like
Me while driving and looking for a particular house: "Turn down the radio I can't see".
Informative video other than the fact that the symptoms were mentioned and but a few solutions were provided
If you play noise pollution backwards it tells you where trumps tax return and Hillary’s emails are. Keep asking questions.
Jay Kay jay Kay.. jk... jfk! What are you hiding? Keepaskingquestions
14TH St Union Square is super loud. I can half my headphones 70-100% of the way up and the trains coming and going still drown out my earbuds. I can't imagine what it's like to hear the subway without the headphones as I always have them on.
I know this is gonna make me more anxious about my everyday life but im still gonna watch cause its vox
There's these earplugs a lot musicians use called earasers that reduce a lot of harmful noise while still allowing you to hear your instrument or someone speaking clearly. They do run kinda high, about $40 but they are a must especially if you preform a lot. I first heard of them through my time in drum corps and have had a pair ever since.
I've gotten in the habit of trying to take earplugs with me everywhere I go. FWIW there are more expensive ones out there (around $20/pair but they last for a good long while) that are designed to block out louder sounds but let in things like conversation.
Thank you. I will use this video for my physics class.
Very informative...now I will keep my music volume to a certain limit
A big reason why I don't go to clubs or pubs here in Puerto Rico. Every damn place has music blaring at 100000000 decibels and you have to literally scream into someone's ear just to talk. Finishing the night with a headache and a sore throat is not my idea of fun and I don't go to those places anymore (not like I frequented them or anything).
I really don't understand how people continuously expose themselves to these conditions.
Awesome video, great reporter too. Might have to pick up some of those earphones that can quieten and amplify sounds.
*"You would not only be a f?cking psycho"* haha - NICE.
How calibrated was the decibel meter on the phone? Because I doubt that bar was 105dB, a nightclub is 105dB and I can usually hear myself in busy bars, not nightclubs.
Had a nice chuckle at the boiler room joke
I swear that the bells in my school are 110 decibels at least. Very rarely I do get ringing in my ears. Thanks school!
Good explanation
i've noticed about earplugs in a subway that although the whole loudness deacreses, the low frequencies become louder or just more recognizable so I feel worse with them. maybe its only in the Moscow subway where tonnels are narrow compared with the New York's one.
Great video, but it could be even made better by just adding a link for Android's version of sound meter.
Not everyone are using iPhone, you know.
two important remarks the video failed to show.
1) sound perception is not linear, the double of the psychoacoustic perceived loudness of 70 db is actually 80 db. this crucial when interpreting the levels of sound we are being exposed, (90 db's doesn't seems that worst than 80 db, but in fact it is.)
2) even though, phone db meters could help, they are by no means an "exact" method for measuring acoustic energy. “They do not meet requirements for measuring occupational noise exposures,” said William Murphy, Ph.D., physicist at CDC/NIOSH and Hearing Loss Prevention Team leader.
Almost every Chipotle has the music cranked to 11. One of the reasons I always take it to go.
This explains everything
Remember, ear damage is earriversible.
Wait another 10 years and we might laugh about that.
(Because there's something that can fix it by then, the joke was good)
So glad that I live in the countryside.
Earplugs folks, earplugs. I grew up an Air Force brat, flying across the country in the back of cargo planes on Christmas holidays, so I got used to wearing foam ear plugs from an early age. Wearing them at concerts and nightclubs makes the music sound better and you can then get to sleep without the ringing in your ears keeping you awake. Wear earplugs when mowing the lawn or drilling holes in the wall etc.
My grandpa was a metalworker and had to wear hearing aids. My father SHOULD wear hearing aids but stubbornly doesn't. Watching them struggle to hold a conversation due to hearing loss has made me very protective of my own hearing, and that of my kids.
This video gave me so much anxiety. Thx Vox.
Vox, It is important to understand the decibel scale, and the metric used to describe the noise level. The 70 dB(A) limit you outlined is the time-averaged energy equivalent noise level. This is the total accumulated noise level over time, and not the instantaneous noise level for a single event. A decibel meter will NOT output the time-average metric, and is not accurate for use.
Keep doing you, Vox
Two of the loudest places I've been include a System of a Down concert and a Japanese pachinko parlor.
Wow! v. interesting. Thank you.
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This has always been a reason I hate leaving my house and going to restaurants or into the city... I hate noise. Cacophanous racket just makes me angry and irritable. I much prefer hiking or quiet bars or just spending time at home
Colin Martin If your neighbors are like mine then you're screwed because they blast their goddamn mexican music at full volume every week and you can hear it indoors.