Comment on How bad is it really to listen to music with headphones? My mom told me if I keep doing that I'd go deaf... Is that fearmongering?

aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yep, me too. I had a type of headphones way back when, one they don’t build anymore because it brings the speaker membrane too close to your inner ear. That, the kind of music I liked to listen to, and many loud live concerts…

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  • hardcoreufo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    What are you talking about. It has nothing to do with the speaker being too close to your ear, its because they were an awful design. Regular earbuds get the driver just as close and are still made, but arent very popular. The style has trended more towards in ear monitors because they seal your ear canal and get better bass. Due to the sealing IEMs are probably worse for your ears if you crank the volume but you probably don’t need to crank them as loud since they provide some passive noise cancellation.

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    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I could never use regular earbuds. To me the above mentioned was a far superior design.

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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Fucking memories! I had these headphones and the bar style portable fm radio with the same color scheme. I’m so happy my tinnitus is pretty limited.

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• ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yeah I'm hearing impaired on my left ear. Probably from sitting with headphones half off, playing world of warcraft and listening to loud music all day every day back in the day. I wouldn't recommend it.

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• PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Do you still have it?

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  • SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Tinnitus has no cure and is generally a permanent condition, so my guess is yes.

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    • PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Most of often than not, yes, but some people magically recovered from tinnitus suddenly after several years, although this is not the norm.

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    • baines@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      i want to try tongue electro shock therapy

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  • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I do, yes. I got it as a young teenager and now I’m in my late 30s

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