In today's digital world, 1 billion young people are at risk of becoming deaf

- Mid Week-Hasmukh Gajjar

- Although the physical equipment has become digital but the body and mind are to remain the same. Along with the brain, the body organs like eyes and ears have started getting extra load. Physical tools can be bought in the market but body parts are not available in the market

Every two generations, people's lifestyles and comforts are changing. In today's digital era, it was not possible before that music can be heard with a flick of a finger. Gone are the days of tuning into the radio or loading a cassette tape to listen to three songs from a film score. People between the ages of 40 and 45, who are called middle-aged, are lucky. In this middle age two bhavas are living in one bhava. For those who wait for hours at a post office or village panchayat for a phone call, today's digital world is a jackpot. One is getting to live in the midst of facilities and facilities that were not expected. There is no control over the discovery of science and the discovery of new ones as the tools become old. One has to understand that any material invention is meant to make life easier and bring joy. Although the physical equipment has become digital but the body and mind are to remain the same. Along with the brain, the body organs like eyes and ears have started getting extra load. Physical tools can be bought in the market but body parts and their structure are not available in the market. As the problem of eyes is increasing due to being constantly on the screen, due to the habit of listening to music on ear phone, head phone, there is a threat of deafness on one billion youth of the world.

According to the World Health Organization, 430 million people in the world currently have the problem of deafness. Also, uncontrolled use of personal listening devices such as headphones, earphones etc. increases hearing loss in the youth. Hence it has become necessary to voluntarily comply with noise limits in devices like earphones used in smartphones. Noise above 90 dB (decibels) is about the same as a lawn mower. Exposure to such loud sounds for hours on end can damage the eardrum. Unprotected hearing causes the auditory system to temporarily or permanently change the ability to hear. Thus, the visual acuity of the eyes or the auditory acuity of the ears naturally decreases with increasing age, but if it decreases prematurely in the youth, it will also harm the career. Deafness costs the world $980 billion a year. These range from health and treatment costs to lost productivity and social costs. The cost of the hearing instrument adds up to a considerable loss figure. It should not be forgotten that the body is a priceless gift given by nature. Just as eye strain is increasing due to constant screen time, the habit of listening to music on earphones is increasing.

The report was prepared by studying personal listening devices and music in public spaces from 2000 to 2021, led by academics at the University of South Carolina in the US. 23 percent of teens and 20 percent of teens listen to music at high volume on personal listening devices. Since music is available in smartphones, this problem is not confined to any one country or continent but is seen all over the world. After the digital revolution, the original lifestyle and diversity of the world's families is disappearing. In an artificial life like Ek Dharya Ragshia Gada, most of the night time is spent watching social media posts and listening to random music videos. The whole family is also seen scrolling their fingers on the smartphone screen. At night, traffic on social sites swells like a kidiaru. Some people don't sleep until they listen to music on earphones for hours. Music is easily available on sites like YouTube. Some youths go to sleep in the bedroom but in fact lie in place and expose themselves. Gradually this becomes like an addiction. The joy of music may be available for free but exposure is ours. I don't even remember to wake up early for study and work the next day. The time has come to say that music is parku hai kaan parka not. Even though music moves the mind but it spoils the ears, it is necessary to be careful.

The use of earphones to keep the mobile hands free has become common. Even usage is not enough. Some people keep listening to music while driving on two wheeler. Some even cross the road like a madman with music in their ears. This behavior is dangerous to oneself and painful to others. During the hour-long train or bus journey, only the body is present and the mind is lost in the musical device. Some parents instruct their children not to put earphones on their smartphones when they go out. Even the doorbell doesn't sound when he comes back. Parents are also saying that the ears will get damaged, they will go deaf, but this does not reach the deaf ears. In this regard, there is a need to inculcate the culture of digital behavior especially in the youth. It is true that the speaker of the smartphone has a tinny sound. At such a time, the daily long short videos that are heard in the open are disturbing. Radia doesn't sound like anything special. Listening with earphones instead gives the original effect of the music, but researchers believe that constant listening to its higher frequencies may lead to ear maturation. Any person who has a habit of listening to music at a volume of 80 decibels for more than an hour every day can suffer from hearing loss. According to a study, the electromagnetic waves coming out of the ear phone also damage the brain cells.

The best advice is that if you need earphones, take a break between listening to music. Over the head earphones are relatively safer compared to ear plugs. Stop listening to music devices if your ears are painful or itchy. Keep the ears clean, use good quality devices. Deafness in young people at a young age can make it difficult to live the whole life. Therefore, there is a demand to formulate a policy regarding the problem of increasing hearing loss in a country like America. In today's digital age, back-to-back meetings, work calls and work load in jobs and business, when the use of earphones becomes inevitable, this is a new problem that everyone needs to be aware of.