Why Should The Listener Not Wear Earphones To Listen To Music After Training?
Experience has shown that when people wear earphones to listen to music, their hearing develops distortions – and that is true for all listeners. When we have adjusted the auditory response through this intensive method, using earphones… it is easy to understand that wearing earphones afterwards to listen to music can undo this adjustment again. It might have something to do with the intensity and single-focus of listening through earphones. Whatever the cause, it is a risk not worth taking. Another way to lose the benefit of the training, is through exposure to music played very loudly, e.g. at rock concerts, certain live performances, and the way some people listen to their music turned all the way up. Again, it stands to reason that prolonged, intense stimulation of the listening pathways will re-adjust the way it functions… thus it is essential at all times to protect the ear from exposure to loud music. FST delivers about 80dBA to the ear. The sound level meter which is in the pac
