I live in a college dorm and I need to use them quite often to sleep and study because it gets so noisy and I prefer to study in my room. Is it dangerous or bad for my ears to do so everyday?
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I don't think so.  I got in the habit of wearing them when I was in the dorms.  15 years later and I still wear them every single night.
385346
my ears do that to.. but its nothing to worry about.. trust me.. it happens to everyone..Not worrying about it will help it alot.
554999
It is not possible to know what the decibel level is unless you test it.\n\nWhen you listen to headphones at sufficient volume to drown out ambient noise, you are certainly damaging your hearing.  Whether this is dangerous, is for you to decide.
420863
Most likely a reaction to your unfamiliar environment. Could be in response to an animal, cleaning supplies, your mom's new perfume even. The sheets you slept in could have been washed in a detergent or fabric softner irritating to you. Your head and sinuses were in contact with them while you slept.\nAntibiotics WILL NOT help this problem. They are used for killing the bacteria that tend to grow in the dormant liquid that is clogging your inner ears and sinuses, but leave the liquid. Find the source.
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If you go to a place that sells hunting/shooting supplies, you can get earplugs that go inside the ears.  They are designed for use while shooting (which can be quite loud!) so they should filter out a lot of noise.
291549
During training, or any time you go to the range in the military, for that matter, hearing protection is required. Combat, of course, is a different scenario. Believe me, you don't want anything to interfere with your hearing when you need to listen for orders in the middle of a firefight. But, like I said, during training or qualification, earplugs are a must.
57356
I can hear my cell phone through the computer speakers when it rings, usually makes me jump. It also affects my radio-alarm clock. Cant leave it on the desk or the night stand! As for why, Ill wait for some elses explanation
147705
Go with what works for you. This may interrupt your life later on after college but for now just sleep when you want
386338
I use noise cancellations headphones for flying, they definetly cut the noise down.  They won't damage your hearing, they are designed to let your ear canal "breath" and function normally.  If you want to see some info on it go to www.davidclark.com.  They provide all the headset for the armed forces and for movies.  You can find info on the technology there
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Your ear is primarily made of cartlidge, wihch is semi-deformable. Your ear was forced to adjust its shape slightly when you slept with the plug in, reulting in pain when you took it out. Once the cartlidge resumes its normal shape again, you should be fine.
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What an interesting question.  I find myself doing this all the time.  But I dont know if it's limited to college students.  i never did it when I was in high school, but I couldn't drive then.  I don't know why I do it, I just really love music and when driving, well you not really doing anything but listening to music, it's not like it's playing in the background and you doing schoolwork, or talking to friends.  \n\nSo if you are paying attention to just the  music, it's good to have it loud, because it's your only activity and you are focusing on it. \n\nAs for having the windows open?  I dont know why, but I find myself doing it as well.  I guess when the weather is nice, you want to open the windows to enjoy it.  Then again, this may be the reason why the music needs to be loud, because of the sound of the wind coming in the window.
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probably. turn on a taperecorder and go to sleep. listen in the a.m. . listen carefully. the volume will be low.
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haha thats the episode with the talking monkey.\n\n\nwell it all depends on you and how seriously you take it. Most people in college study hard and they benefit a lot from it. But I live in the dorms and I know plenty of idiots that just mess around all day, it's like a day care for them.
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Might need to invest in ear plugs... those little soft foam ones.  My sister wears 'em to bed, because her husband snores loudly.  The earplugs mute snoring that is right next to her, so I am pretty certain that they would mute the sound of the club that is next door to you.  They are inexpensive, disposable, and they really work.  \n\nGood luck!
235243
It will probably take the better part of a day to come back completely, but any time you experience something like that, a certain amount of damage is done.  You should always wear hearing protection when you go to a concert.
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I just finished my 2nd semester of law school, and I am also sleeping in that much since last week. I assume that it is our body telling us that it is catching up on the sleep that we deprived it of for so many months. There has been research done on that; they refer to it as a sleep bank. So, as long as you are not emotionally unstable, there is nothing wrong with relaxing your body and busy mind with sleep. As you know, once school kicks in again, we will be sleep deprived again. Enjoy! :o)
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Oh yeah there is and i definitely have it. I spend at least 17 or more hrs. on it a day. Sonetimes I stay on it all day and all night. Since i don't sleep anyways. Yeah i know it's pretty bad.