If you're spending hours with your headphones blasting attack sounds, theme songs, and your friend's weird battle cries into your ears, you might be at risk of permanent hearing damage. Sound is a major part of the video game experience for many, but we don't know much about what gaming does to our hearing. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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00:00If you're spending hours with your headphones blasting attack sounds, theme songs, and your friend's weird battle cries into your ears,
00:08you might be at risk of permanent hearing damage.
00:11Sound is a major part of the video game experience for many, but we don't know much about what gaming does to our hearing.
00:19A review of 14 papers involving over 50,000 people reveals a concerning link between gaming and hearing loss, report Science Alert.
00:28Studies show that high-intensive sound levels in games pose a real risk to gamers' ears.
00:35It's not just about turning the volume down.
00:37Both loudness and exposure time factor into the impact noise can have on your ears, found the report published in BMJ Public Health.
00:46Although the evidence so far is pretty limited, the research available ultimately points to gaming as a likely source of unsafe listening.
00:55Initiatives promoting safe listening are needed to raise awareness about the risks of gaming and hearing health.
01:01Protect your ears and let your gaming adventures be epic without risking your hearing.