03-24-2014, 10:09 AM
When I was still allowed to use earphones and headphones, I had them on all day (language-learning project of mine, I sometimes slept in them too.)
I stopped the project after 1,000 hours of earphone-wearing, and had to switch to headphones because of chronic external ear infections in my right ear. I still have that issue, and don't even dare to wear headphones anymore.
Over the last 10 years, I've probably worn earphones/headphones for a good 2,000 hours.
I got my hearing tested at my university last year, and I was told it is very good. I can hear the tiniest noises, which sometimes drives me crazy.
So, I wouldn't be worried about your hearing. Oh, and I also played the drums for a year when I was very young, and mostly didn't wear headphones to protect my ears from the noise. That's like, 105-110 decibels. I would NOT do that anymore.
I can't wear earplugs either, but that's what I'd recommend to cancel noise. Or noise-canceling headphones for people who play drums. If, like me, you listen to music/podcasts at LOW volumes (and I mean low), you can add earphones.
I stopped the project after 1,000 hours of earphone-wearing, and had to switch to headphones because of chronic external ear infections in my right ear. I still have that issue, and don't even dare to wear headphones anymore.
Over the last 10 years, I've probably worn earphones/headphones for a good 2,000 hours.
I got my hearing tested at my university last year, and I was told it is very good. I can hear the tiniest noises, which sometimes drives me crazy.
So, I wouldn't be worried about your hearing. Oh, and I also played the drums for a year when I was very young, and mostly didn't wear headphones to protect my ears from the noise. That's like, 105-110 decibels. I would NOT do that anymore.
I can't wear earplugs either, but that's what I'd recommend to cancel noise. Or noise-canceling headphones for people who play drums. If, like me, you listen to music/podcasts at LOW volumes (and I mean low), you can add earphones.