Take Care of Your Hearing Health at the Gym Too

Americans always seem to be concerned about their health, but about their waste line in particular. Even as far back as 100 years ago, Americans were creating work out machines, though they weren't nearly as useful as the ones that exist today are. It's incredibly important that Americans stay committed to their physical health because the country's current obesity epidemic has spun wildly out of control. Unfortunately though, as Americans focus on the health of their physical body, they often fail to think about other important health issues, such as their senses, which are often ignored because they aren't visible like waste lines are. As more and more people go to the gym to work out, they're often cranking up music on headphones that may be plugged directly into their ears, and all of that excessively loud noise can lead to permanent hearing loss.

In some gyms, working out is like a fashion statement. It seems as though everyone is there to check each other out, and that's okay as long as that's what you're looking for. But in all of the pressure to look good and impress fellow gym goers, many people find that they feel like they need to wear an iPod to fit in. There's absolutely nothing wrong with iPods as long as users are attentive and are sure that they don't turn the music up too loud. Yet when people are working out, they often fail to think about the volume of their iPod. Many people find that cranking music up loudly helps them stay motivated to keep moving, and other people turn the volume up because gyms can be very loud inside and they want to hear their music over the person grunting next to them. The combination of loud machines and TVs in the background all create a loud environment that forces people to turn their music even higher in order to overpower it. No matter what the reason, however, turning an iPod up too loud can lead to long term hearing loss, especially with the earbud style headphones that sit directly inside users' ears.

Of course all of this doesn't mean that people should stop exercising or that they should stop listening to music. Music is an incredibly powerful tool that can help encourage people to get in shape, and that's an amazing thing. While becoming more physically healthy though, people should take care of their hearing health as well. One solution is to ask your gym to turn down some of the loud background noises like TVs or music in public areas, and another solution is to purchase noise-canceling headphones to lower the outside noises that are competing with your headphones. In both of those situations, you can lower the volume on your iPod to help preserve your hearing abilities. If you are worried about your ears, visit a doctor in your area who can administer a hearing test for you. From there, your doctor can recommend various lifestyle changes to help protect your ears and can offer you the option of several different hearing solutions.

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