"Don't turn the music up too loud or you'll hurt your ears!" is a phrase we've probably all heard from our parents or grandparents. But as often as this statement was acknowledged by a roll of the eye, the fear is justified.
If our ears are exposed to loud music for too long, our hair cells, i.e. the sensory cells in the inner ear, can be "flattened" by the high sound energy. The eardrum or auditory ossicles can also suffer, which can result in permanent hearing damage.
But what is the solution? One approach is offered by LuDBeat, a wireless headphone that lets us hear music directly in our heads without having to touch our ears.
