Technology is progressing by time everyday, leaving one and all spell bound in the comfort and luxury it offers. Earphones and headphones are one such technology that have some hidden bad effects too.

Infection in ear


In case your headphones are a public property and are used by one and all, there are high chances of you having an ear infection. It happens because, bacteria from ears of different people effortlessly travels through headphones. So next time you use it, ensure sanitizing it.

Air blockage 

Now a days, there are earphones that deliver excellent audio experience, but with great experience comes health risk too. Earphones are built to insert in the ear canal that blocks the air passage which could result in higher ear infection risk.

Numbs the ear

Some new studies suggest that people who use earphones quite often and are prone to loud music can leave their ear numb. Although the numbness comes back to be normal, but this numbness on a long run can be dangerous and also cause deafness

Negative effects on brain 

Earphones these days produce some electromagnetic waves that can be dangerous for your brain. Although, there are no medical evidence that have proved the theory, but daily users of Bluetooth and earphones have been found to have some or other sort of brain related problems.