Using earphones for long hours can cause damage to the hearing cells in the ear. In addition, prolonged use of earphones causes side effects like headache, dizziness, ear pain, ear infection, and hearing loss. Avoid using earphones for more than 60 minutes at a stretch and always keep the volume of the sounds low while using earphones.
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How to treat ear pain presenting with beep sounds?
Query: I am listening to a beep sound in my ears, and ear is paining more due to continuous calling with clients and the use of earphones. Please suggest the tablets or ear drops that can stop the pain and beep sound. My age is 26 years, weight is 154.32 lb, height is 5.58 ft. Read Full »
Dr. Bhadragiri Vageesh Padiyar
Answer: Hi Thanks for briefing regarding the problem in concern. There is no such tablet or drops which can remove the cause for the pain. You should stop using ear phones at the earliest or slowly reduce the number of hours you use them. Shifting over to headphones is a good temporary option.For now you c... Read Full »
Please suggest treatment for ear pain due to prolonged earphone use.
Query: Hi doctor, I usually use earphones on daily basis for long hours. Now my ear is paining. Sometimes I have pain in the left ear and sometimes it is in the right. I also have headaches. I am using cotton to close my ears to prevent hearing loud noises. I have this pain for two days now and it is not ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.You are experiencing ear pain due to loud noise exposure for long hours. I advise you to reduce the duration and loudness of the sound exposure. You can use external headphones instead of earphones. If the pain is unbearable, you can take a pain killer like tablet Paracetam... Read Full »