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Video gamers may suffer irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus: Study
Updated On: 18 January, 2024 07:31 AM IST | London | IANS
Given the popularity of these games, greater public health efforts are needed to raise awareness of the potential risks, the team said, noting that gamers often play at high-intensity sound levels and for several hours at a time
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Video gamers worldwide may be at risk of developing an irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus -- persistent ringing/buzzing in the ears, according to a study.
While headphones, earbuds, and music venues have been recognised as sources of potentially unsafe sound levels, relatively little attention has been paid to the effects of video games, including e-sports, on hearing loss, said the researchers, which include experts from the World Health Organisation and the University of South Carolina.
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