{"id":8874,"date":"2021-03-03T04:19:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T10:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2021-03-03T04:19:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T10:19:13","slug":"headphones-have-nothing-to-do-with-it-apple-told-why-people-go-deaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/headphones-have-nothing-to-do-with-it-apple-told-why-people-go-deaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Headphones have nothing to do with it: Apple told why people go deaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"88a30ff88c4c4b78b6b0374d5af2354d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\u201c\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\u201d><\/script>\r\n<!-- apk -->\r\n<ins class=\u201cadsbygoogle\u201d\r\n     style=\u201cdisplay:block\u201d\r\n     data-ad-client=\u201cca-pub-6165556333902650\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\u201c8686941058\u201d\r\n     data-ad-format=\u201cauto\u201d><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s hobby, if not medicine, then at least health tracking technologies has long ceased to be just a hobby.\u00a0It is now a full-fledged part of the company&#8217;s life with a large number of full-time and part-time employees and the result of which really saves lives.\u00a0Measuring oxygen levels in the blood, taking an ECG, diagnosing tachycardia, detecting falls &#8211; all this is just a small part of what Apple has managed to achieve by relying on near-medical technologies.\u00a0But of course, they don&#8217;t want to stop there in Cupertino.<br \/>\nIn 2019, Apple announced the start of a hearing study with scientists from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Their goal was to find out what dangers human hearing is exposed to on a daily basis, how common these dangers are, and, most importantly, whether it is possible to minimize their impact in order to protect people and keep their hearing as long as possible.<\/p>\n<h3>Apple Research<\/h3>\n<p><span>Anyone from the United States could participate in the study.\u00a0To do this, it was enough just to download the\u00a0<\/span><span>Apple Research<\/span><span>\u00a0app\u00a0and register in the research that interests you.\u00a0Yes, Apple is doing some research at the moment, so you can choose the one that suits your needs or interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsense\"><\/div>\n<p><span>The course of the research will also depend on this.\u00a0So, some are based solely on the personal perception of users of specific situations, while others &#8211; like hearing research &#8211; sometimes require measurements using an iPhone or Apple Watch.\u00a0In this way, the researchers could obtain objective data on the real level of noise that affects the subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here&#8217;s what the study found:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsense\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>One in four people is exposed to louder noises and sounds than is allowed to maintain hearing health, at work or in life;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Almost half of all people have been exposed to loud noises or sounds in their lifetime for a long time;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Every tenth person (this is only 10%) listens to music with headphones at a higher volume level than recommended by the WHO;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1 in 10 is diagnosed with complete or partial hearing loss, provoked by the peculiarities of work;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>75% of those with occupational hearing loss do not use a hearing aid or cochlear implant;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>25% of users experience tinnitus several times a week or more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>It is possible to reduce the impact of noise even with improvised means, says Apple.\u00a0For this purpose, the company has developed a special application that is available on both iOS and watchOS.\u00a0iPhone and Apple Watch are capable of measuring noise levels both in the environment and in headphones, which are currently broadcasting music to the user&#8217;s ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>How to keep hearing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8875\" src=\"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-03-at-3.47.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-03-at-3.47.14-PM.png 720w, https:\/\/techoverall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-03-at-3.47.14-PM-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>It is logical that if the music noise level exceeds the permissible limits, it is better to reduce it, and if the noise comes from an external source, it is necessary to protect your ears with earplugs or special headphones.\u00a0In this sense, you should not neglect your feelings.\u00a0After all, if Apple Watch or iPhone notifies you about exceeding the permissible noise limits, and it seems to you that everything is in order, this is a reason to see a doctor.\u00a0Your hearing may have already changed in some way.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>iPhone features for the deaf<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>If the situation is even worse, and your hearing is permanently lost, iOS has a special set of tools to make it easier for the hearing impaired to use the iPhone.\u00a0For example, this sound recognition, the definition of sign language in\u00a0<\/span><span>FaceTime<\/span><span>, sensory warning of dangerous sounds, of Siri control by typing instead of voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of course, to some, Apple&#8217;s research may seem insignificant, but almost all of them, oddly enough, affect the least studied areas of our life.\u00a0<\/span><span>Apple has trained its devices to detect the volume level of the environment, falls, diagnose COVID-19 a week before the onset of symptoms, early diabetes, hypertension and other diseases.\u00a0<\/span><span>True, not all diagnostic techniques were officially allowed to be introduced into her devices, but the fact itself evokes unconditional respect.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; 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