Earphones or earpods have become almost an essential part of today's work culture. As soon as you enter the office, the first thing that is taken out of the bag along with laptop, water bottle, charger is earphones. Once you put them in your ears, the sound of the world stops and the focus is completely reduced. But do these habits really help us to focus or are they slowly taking us away from real comfort and mental peace. Recently, a woman faced mild hearing problems after wearing earpods continuously for 8 hours. This incident forced many people to think whether we have become overly dependent on music or audio.
Does music increase focus?
If the environment around you is noisy, then music in the background can work as a buffer for the brain. But if you are doing some work that involves reading or writing and the song has lyrics, then it can have the opposite effect. Instrumental music or ambient sound is more beneficial. Some people also listen to brown noise. It is a slow continuous sound that has no melody or emotion. Therefore, it helps to stay focused without distracting the mind. This is especially useful for those who have difficulty concentrating.
But this habit can also become an addiction
If your brain learns to always focus with audio, then after a while silence also starts feeling uncomfortable. This habit can later lead to distraction and mental fatigue. Therefore, it is important that we get used to working without music in between.
Silent problems related to the device
As relaxing as listening to music seems, wearing earphones for a long time can be harmful to your ears. Wearing earbuds for a long time can push the wax in the ears. Which can cause dryness, itching and even infection and mild hearing loss. Very few people know that constantly blocking external sounds through ear plugs or earphones makes your brain weak in understanding natural sounds. The effect of this is that even the mild sounds of the real world start irritating you. Due to which irritability or sound sensitivity increases.
How much should you listen to?
There is no fixed time for how much music is right to listen to with earphones. But experts recommend adopting the 60-60 rule. Do not listen for more than 60 minutes at a time and do not keep the volume above 60 percent.
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