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Apple Watch and iPhone can help protect you from hearing loss, according to a recent study. The study found that using the devices at high volumes for long periods of time could cause permanent damage to your hearing. However, using the devices' built-in noise-cancelling features can help reduce the amount of sound exposure and protect your hearing. In this blog post, we will discuss how to use these features to protect your hearing!
The iPhone and Apple Watch include a wide range of valuable health features, but one that doesn't get much attention is measuring ambient noise levels. Read along for tips on how to protect your hearing by checking decibel counts when using the device in everyday life or at work!
In the US, an estimated 37.5 million adults have trouble hearing, and men are believed to be twice as likely to experience hearing loss as women (via the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders).
Thankfully, iPhone and Apple Watch feature both ambient (environmental) and headphone decibel monitoring that are quick and easy to use, including noise threshold warnings. That makes it much easier to prevent hearing damage and loss by knowing when to turn down the volume, use ear protection, or leave a loud environment.
So what’s a harmful decibel level? That depends on the amount of time you’re exposed along with the level of noise. Here’s what Apple says:
Repeated, long-term exposure to sounds above 80 dB can lead to permanent damage. Consider using hearing protection or moving to a quieter area.
Apple Watch also shares examples of noise levels/time exposure that can lead to temporary hearing loss:
Decibel levels with iPhone and iPad
Interestingly, Apple doesn’t make its watchOS Noise app available on iPhone and iPad, so here’s how to check decibel levels:
The Noise app on your Apple Watch can be used to measure both ambient and headphone decibel levels. One neat option with the wearable is that it has quick-access readings, which you could access by either checking a box for them or installing an additional complication from within its settings menu in watchOS 3+.
And here’s a look at how Noise warnings look on Apple Watch:
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