How to protect your hearing and keep ears safe About 1 in 10
adults has damaged hearing which can be caused by loud music and
noises. Here's Newsround's guide to keeping your ears safe. Why
does loud music harm our ears? Our ears are sensitive
instruments and loud music can damage tiny hairs inside the ear
that help us hear properly. When the hairs are damaged they
can't be fixed and a lot of people are left with a ringing or
whistling noise in their ears. We call this tinnitus and people
find it very annoying! How loud is too loud? Sound is measured
in units called decibels. An electric drill makes about 100
decibels of noise - that's pretty loud! Some music players can
go up to 120 decibels which is the same as a plane taking off.
Sounds that loud can damage your ears. 80 decibels is thought to
be the safe upper limit for listening to music. People who can't
hear music at 80 decibels might need special noise-cancelling
headphones. Top tips to keep ears safe - Use headphones at a
sensible volume. Read any sa