Season 2 · EP 22 · Science and health

Are headphones bad for you? How to protect your hearing

With Dr. Ignacio Alcalá, ear specialist. An ear doctor explains what you do to your hearing every day with headphones, what damage is reversible and what is not, and how to protect it.

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Hearing loss gives no warning: by the time you notice it, you have been losing it for years. We talk decibels, earplugs, tinnitus and the specific habits that decide whether you hear well at sixty.

What this episode covers

  • How many decibels and how many hours are actually safe
  • Why noise-induced hearing damage does not come back
  • Tinnitus: what it is, why it appears and what to do
  • How to remove earplugs without hurting yourself

About the guest

Dr. Ignacio Alcalá is ear specialist. This conversation was recorded for season 2 of Otra Conversación and runs 53 min with no cuts and no closed script.

Season 2 Science and health 53 min