Tinnitus affects more than 15 million French people. This hearing problem can quickly ruin our lives if we are not careful. Particularly common during summer concerts, tinnitus can be easily avoided if you adopt the right reflexes.
- Tinnitus is a hearing disorder that affects more than 250 million people worldwide
- Summer concerts are usually accompanied by an increase in cases of tinnitus
- To protect yourself, it is recommended to wear earplugs and to keep a good distance from the speakers during concerts.
We Love Green at the beginning of June, Solidays this weekend… the outdoor concert festival season is officially launched! Events that many of us have been looking forward to. Be careful, however, to protect your ears. Indeed, cases of tinnitus skyrocket during this period.
Hissing, clicking, squealing, ringing, buzzing… These are examples of sounds that people with tinnitus are likely to hear. Very widespread, these hearing disorders would affect more than 250 million people in the world and more than 15 million French people.
Particularly worrying when it settles over time, tinnitus becomes all the more problematic as there is no medical treatment to get rid of it permanently. The impact of this hearing disorder on daily life can vary greatly depending on the individual and the intensity of the tinnitus.
Prevent risks by adopting the right reflexes
Some patients experience simple discomfort and manage to manage it quite well. But for others, tinnitus can feel like a real handicap and a source of stress and anxiety, which can sometimes lead to difficulty falling asleep or concentrating.
Often, the occurrence of tinnitus is caused by repeated acoustic trauma (listening to music that is too loud, urban noise pollution, noisy professional environment, etc.). This hearing disorder can also be the result of a foreign body in the ear, inflammation such as otitis or even age-related hearing loss. To limit the risks, it is therefore advisable to maintain good ear hygiene, as well as to move away as much as possible from sources of intense noise.
In the specific case of festivals and concerts, you can adopt simple reflexes such as wearing hearing protection such as earplugs (distributed free of charge by many festivals and concert halls), as well as keeping a safe distance from speakers when concerts (two meters minimum).