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Listening to music through earphones below a certain decibel threshold is harmless to hearing

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SUPPORTED

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Scientific evidence supports the premise that listening to earphones below established safe decibel thresholds (such as under 85 dB) does not pose a risk of noise-induced hearing loss.

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Headphone listening habits and hearing thresholds in swedish adolescents.

2017 · cited by 20

The study notes that individuals listening at moderate or safe volume levels maintain normal hearing thresholds, whereas risk is concentrated in high-volume groups.

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Personal Music Players and Hearing Loss: The HUNT Cohort Study.

2021 · cited by 8

This large cohort study found that low-volume personal music player use was not associated with hearing loss and even correlated with better thresholds, supporting safe listening thresholds.

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first checked02 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8302 Aug 2026

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