Loud music ups permanent hearing damages in teenagers

“It's common after listening to loud music to experience a ringing in the ears for the next day or so,” Roberts added, warning that this brief tinnitus is an early warning sign of vulnerability to the injurious effects of noise exposure. While some other forms of hearing loss can be repaired, such nerve damage cannot be undone. The only sure solution, he says, is “prevention”.For the study, the researchers performed detailed hearing tests on a group of 170 students between 11 and 17 years old.