Look after your hearing
General Health · Beginner
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Protect cells that don't regenerate: turn the volume down and use earplugs when needed.
Micro-habits to get started
Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:
The 60/60 rule
Stay under 60% of maximum volume and under 60 consecutive minutes with headphones.
Noise-cancelling headphones protect you: you stop raising the volume to drown out noise.
1 minEarplugs on your keyring
Carry earplugs for concerts, construction, power tools or loud venues.
Musicians' earplugs lower the volume without wrecking sound quality.
1 minCheck your weekly exposure
Look at your phone's sound exposure meter once a week.
If you get ringing after a loud event, you were above the safe level.
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