Apple’s Hearing loss Epidemic is closer than you think
Summary
TLDRВ этом видео автор обсуждает проблему потери слуха и ее влияние на людей и общество. Рассматриваются новые функции AirPods Pro 2 для защиты слуха, а также исследования, проведенные Apple и Университетом Мичигана. Упоминается доклад Всемирной организации здравоохранения, в котором говорится о том, что около 1,15 миллиарда человек страдают легкими формами потери слуха. Видео подробно объясняет, как громкие звуки могут повредить слуховые рецепторы, и подчеркивает важность профилактики, включая использование наушников с активным шумоподавлением для защиты слуха.
Takeaways
- 🔊 Apple представила новые функции здоровья в AirPods Pro 2, включая меры по предотвращению потери слуха.
- 📊 Исследование Apple совместно с Мичиганским университетом и отчет ВОЗ подчеркивают, что потеря слуха является скрытой эпидемией.
- 👂 Почти 1,15 миллиарда человек в мире страдают от легкой степени потери слуха, что может перерасти в более серьезные формы.
- 📉 Потеря слуха часто начинается с легкой формы и может прогрессировать, если не предпринимаются меры предосторожности.
- 💡 Громкие звуки повреждают реснички в улитке (cochlea) уха, что приводит к необратимой потере слуха.
- 📉 Децибелы – это нелинейная единица измерения, и небольшое увеличение децибелов приводит к значительному усилению громкости.
- 👷 Профессиональная и развлекательная деятельность, связанная с громкими звуками, является основной причиной потери слуха.
- 🎧 Наушники с активным шумоподавлением могут помочь снизить воздействие громких звуков и предотвратить потерю слуха.
- 👨⚕️ Проблема потери слуха требует комплексных решений на уровне правительства, рабочих мест и личных мер предосторожности.
- 💰 Экономический ущерб от потери слуха оценивается в 979 миллиардов долларов, что подчеркивает важность инвестиций в профилактику.
Q & A
Какие новые функции для AirPods Pro 2 были представлены на мероприятии Apple, связанные с проблемами слуха?
-Apple представила три основные функции, связанные с профилактикой потери слуха, включая уведомления о громкости и функции активного контроля шума.
Какое исследование о проблемах слуха упоминалось в презентации Apple?
-Apple совместно с Университетом Мичигана провела исследование о проблемах потери слуха. В презентации также упоминался отчет Всемирной организации здравоохранения о глобальном распространении потери слуха.
Сколько людей во всем мире страдают от умеренной или более серьезной потери слуха по данным ВОЗ?
-Согласно отчету ВОЗ, примерно 430 миллионов человек по всему миру страдают от умеренной или более серьезной потери слуха.
Что такое аудиограмма и как она используется для оценки потери слуха?
-Аудиограмма – это график, который показывает минимальный уровень звука, который человек может услышать на разных частотах. Она используется для определения порога слуха и степени потери слуха.
Что такое легкая потеря слуха и насколько это распространено?
-Легкая потеря слуха – это когда человек имеет немного повышенный порог восприятия звука по сравнению с нормой. По данным ВОЗ, около 1,15 миллиарда человек страдают от легкой потери слуха.
Почему громкие звуки могут вызывать необратимую потерю слуха?
-Громкие звуки могут повреждать волосковые клетки в ушной улитке, которые отвечают за передачу звуковых сигналов в мозг. Постоянное воздействие громких звуков может привести к их необратимому повреждению.
Как работают децибелы и почему увеличение уровня звука на 10 дБ значительно усиливает громкость?
-Децибелы не измеряются линейно; увеличение уровня звука на 10 дБ означает значительное усиление громкости. Например, разница между 90 дБ и 100 дБ является значительной и представляет собой большое увеличение громкости.
Что такое тиннитус и как его можно распознать?
-Тиннитус – это состояние, при котором человек слышит звон или шум в ушах без внешнего источника звука. Это может быть признаком повреждения слуха, особенно после пребывания в шумной среде.
Какие меры могут принять правительства и компании для предотвращения эпидемии потери слуха?
-Правительства могут улучшить доступ к аудиометрическим обследованиям и разработать более строгие нормы для рабочих мест, чтобы снизить воздействие шума. Компании могут инвестировать в программы защиты слуха, что принесет им долгосрочные выгоды.
Какие шаги могут предпринять люди для предотвращения потери слуха?
-Люди могут использовать наушники с активным шумоподавлением, чтобы снизить воздействие внешнего шума, и уменьшать громкость музыки. Также рекомендуется регулярно проверять слух у специалистов.
Outlines
🎬 Впечатления от презентации Apple и проблема потери слуха
В начале видео автор делится своими впечатлениями от недавнего мероприятия Apple. Основное внимание уделено проблеме потери слуха, о которой говорилось на презентации. Было упомянуто исследование, проведенное Apple и Мичиганским университетом, а также отчет Всемирной организации здравоохранения о 'тихой эпидемии' потери слуха. Автор намеревается в этом видео разобраться, насколько серьезна эта проблема.
📊 Исследования и статистика потери слуха
Автор подробно описывает отчет ВОЗ, согласно которому около 430 миллионов человек по всему миру страдают от умеренной или тяжелой потери слуха. Он объясняет, как проводится тестирование слуха и что такое аудиограмма, показывая, как можно определить уровень потери слуха. Также упоминается, что легкая потеря слуха может со временем перерасти в более серьезную проблему, затрагивающую 1,15 миллиарда человек.
👂 Механизм потери слуха и ее необратимость
Автор объясняет, как громкие звуки воздействуют на слуховые клетки в ухе. Волосковые клетки, которые передают звуковые сигналы в мозг, могут повреждаться при длительном воздействии громкого звука, что приводит к необратимой потере слуха. Автор также упоминает о сложности единицы измерения децибел и о том, как значительное увеличение громкости влияет на слух.
🔊 Влияние громкого шума на слух
Автор рассказывает о последствиях воздействия громкого шума, особенно на работе и при прослушивании громкой музыки через наушники. Он также предостерегает от использования ватных палочек для чистки ушей, что может повредить барабанную перепонку и повысить риск инфекций. Автор подчеркивает важность обращения к профессионалам для ухода за ушами.
💼 Влияние потери слуха на экономику и роль компаний
Автор обсуждает экономические последствия потери слуха, которая, по некоторым оценкам, обходится мировой экономике в 979 миллиардов долларов. Он отмечает, что компании могут извлечь выгоду, инвестируя в меры по предотвращению потери слуха, что не только улучшит здоровье работников, но и принесет экономическую выгоду.
🎧 Личные меры для защиты слуха
Автор советует использовать наушники с функцией активного шумоподавления, чтобы снизить воздействие громких звуков. Он делится своим опытом использования таких наушников и снижением уведомлений о шуме от своего устройства. Автор подчеркивает, что сохранение слуха — это длительный процесс, который требует профилактики и защиты.
🔚 Итоги и финальный тест на слух
Автор подводит итоги видео, снова акцентируя внимание на важности профилактики потери слуха. Он приглашает зрителей пройти финальный тест на слух, чтобы определить уровень их слуха в соответствии с возрастом. Автор также просит зрителей поддержать его канал, подписавшись и поделившись видео.
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Keywords
💡Потеря слуха
💡Аудиограмма
💡Тиннитус
💡Шумоподавление
💡Децибелы
💡Звуковые волны
💡Волосковые клетки
💡Экономическое воздействие
💡Профилактика
💡Тест слуха
Highlights
Apple introduces three major health features for AirPods Pro 2 focusing on hearing loss prevention.
Apple's commissioned study with the University of Michigan highlights the growing concern around hearing loss.
The World Health Organization report emphasizes hearing loss as a global issue, with 430 million people suffering from moderate or severe hearing loss.
Hearing tests measure your threshold for different frequencies and help identify mild, moderate, or severe hearing loss.
Mild hearing loss is already widespread, affecting around 1.15 billion people globally.
Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause permanent damage to hair cells in the cochlea, leading to irreversible hearing loss.
Decibel levels are logarithmic, meaning small increases in decibels represent significant jumps in sound intensity.
Loud noise from machinery or recreational music through headphones contributes significantly to hearing loss.
Apple's environmental noise notifications are designed to help users monitor and manage exposure to potentially harmful sound levels.
Tinnitus, a ringing in the ears, often occurs after prolonged exposure to loud noise, signaling possible hearing damage.
Governments should invest in healthcare facilities for audiometric evaluations to prevent hearing loss, especially in low-income countries.
Workplaces should adopt policies to limit exposure to noise above 85 dB and provide hearing protection.
Companies benefit economically from investing in hearing protection and hearing loss prevention measures.
Individuals can reduce the risk of hearing loss by using noise-canceling headphones and lowering music volume.
The economic impact of hearing loss is significant, estimated at $979 billion globally, underscoring the need for preventive action.
Transcripts
So I was just finishing up
watching this Apple event
that happened a few hours ago.
Welcome to Apple part.
And well, there was a
segment in this wherein
there was a massive
emphasis on hearing loss
and preventive measures for it.
Today, we're introducing
three major health features
for AirPods Pro 2.
So there was also the
mention of this study
that apparently Apple commissioned
along with the University of Michigan.
And also this report by
the World Health Organization
as to how hearing loss is
perhaps a silent epidemic
that we don't really know about.
And I think I have a guess
as to who the culprit may be.
(upbeat music)
Thing is I use this for
several hours in a day
and I get those noise notifications
much more than I would like.
Now Apple introduced
this notification system
a few years ago.
I was much younger then.
So is all of this presentation,
all of the hearing
things that they talked about,
is it really very serious?
So in this video, I'm
actually gonna try and figure out
whether any of this
actually really matters.
Well, spoiler alert,
it really does matter.
That's a 1.1 billion with a B.
I'm also going to figure out
what causes hearing impairment
(static)
and what impact does it have,
not just on an
individual, but also on our society.
And ultimately we're also gonna discuss
what can we and the governments do
to prevent this from
becoming the next epidemic.
Stay tuned and let's figure this out.
(upbeat music)
(people chattering)
So let's start with the big document
which is going to form
the backbone of this video.
This report by the World Health
Organization on Hearing
clearly states that hearing loss
is quite a prevalent problem.
It says that across the globe,
nearly 430 million people
suffer from either moderate
or higher grade hearing loss.
Now what really constitutes a moderate
or a higher grade hearing loss?
Well, for that, we need to understand
how a hearing test is done.
For the study, the hearing
test was done as follows.
You are supposed to
hear a range of frequencies
going from low to high
at different volumes,
from very quiet
volumes to very loud volumes.
And for each frequency
tone that you listen to,
which will probably
sound something like this.
(low-pitched tone)
Each of that, you need to determine
what's the lowest volume
that you can hear that.
So let's say this frequency of 250 hertz,
you can hear it at about 20 dB,
and then you do that again
for the rest of the frequencies
and you create a plot for yourself.
So this is what is called an audiogram.
And through this, you can determine
what is your hearing threshold.
And by determining what
your hearing threshold is,
you can then really understand
what levels of hearing
loss are you suffering from.
If your threshold was about 20 dB,
you have pretty normal hearing.
But for moderate and
higher grades of hearing,
your threshold is much higher than 20 dB.
This means that the test
frequencies that you listen to
were audible to you at
a much higher loudness
than somebody with a normal hearing.
And as you can see, this
does have quite a big impact
on your daily life.
But for me, what
actually is already an epidemic
is perhaps the mild hearing loss.
Thing about moderate
and severe hearing losses
is the fact that it was once a very mild
case of hearing loss.
And you wanna know how
many people actually have
a mild case of hearing loss?
Nearly a billion people.
Now this is what the actual epidemic is.
1.15 billion people have
a mild grade hearing loss.
So if people keep continue
doing what they are doing,
moderate and even severe hearing losses
might not be that distant away.
So coming back to this, why
does this actually happen?
Why do some people
hear a certain frequency
at a certain level,
and while the others hear
it at a certain other level?
Well, to answer that, we
need to first understand
how loud noises affect our ears.
And for that, I tried to
read this very technical paper,
and this thing had very few images
that I can really look at.
So we might have to figure something out
to make you understand how
our ears work with loudness.
This is what the ear
looks like, by the way.
Sound waves enter from here, obviously.
I really want to highlight this part,
which is called the cochlear, cochlear.
Call it the coochie for the first five
minutes, by the way.
And within this lies the receptors
which send the signals to the brain
that just you're hearing something.
Now, those receptors
are called hair cells,
and they look somewhat like this,
more specifically, like
the bristles on this brush.
And this is, let's say, a sound wave.
So when a sound wave comes in,
they indirectly move these bristles,
thereby indicating to the brain
that, hey, there's something that you
should be listening to.
As you can see, these bristles
do regain their position back
after the disturbance,
but when you're exposed to loud sounds
for a longer period of time,
these bristles start to
look something like this.
Consistently loud noise
bends these out of proportion,
and it's a permanent bend.
Some of these are even completely
disconnected, by the way.
And this is the reason why
hearing loss damage is kind of permanent.
Now, one of the few
things that I was actually able
to understand through this paper
was the fact that this
damage is irreversible.
So prevention is the way to go with this.
And also the fact that decibels
are a very tricky unit of measurement.
So let's say if you thought that going
from 90 to 100 decibels
was just a little bit of an increase,
well, that is not the case,
because decibels don't
really work linearly.
And nobody mentioned
that this is not a PNG.
This is what we have, okay?
Going from 90 decibels to 100 decibels
is not a small jump.
It's insane how decibels work.
It's not insane, it's just math.
So let's say when
you're doing the hearing test
and you jump from 70 to 80,
it's not that small of a jump.
It's a big, big jump,
and the loudness is
much, much more intense.
I mean, just look at how
much the difference there is
between 100 decibels
and 120 decibels, my God.
I sometimes get
notifications that my environment
is at 100 and something decibels.
Now, I'm not gonna suffer by myself.
I'm going to give you guys
a reality check, I swear.
Be prepared for your first hearing test.
I said first, there's
gonna be many in this video.
So I'm sure you've been
in this situation before.
You're trying to have a
conversation with your friend
who's on the other side of the sofa,
which is about a meter and a half away.
Now, he works in a
place where he's exposed
to a lot of loud machinery.
I have a doubt that he
might be in a spectrum
of moderate to severe hearing loss.
And we can check that out,
but just having a
conversation 1.5 meters away.
If he's able to hear
me, his hearing is fine.
If he doesn't, it might be a problem.
So do you know that we have
a social media agency now?
Yeah, and it really doesn't matter
how many followers you have.
If you have any social media content,
which you feel is something
that you've been thinking about
for a long time, or any project, really,
that you can't really
get done by yourself,
we can help you out with that.
We can help you with YouTube,
we can help you with podcasts,
we can help you with Instagram reels.
Anything really that you
feel is worthy of social media.
Of course, if you'd like to get involved,
scan this QR code and help us help you.
Did you hear any of that?
(speaking in foreign language)
So what's the reason that so many people
actually have a mild
grade of hearing loss?
Now, if you take away the
more biological side of things,
which is infections and diseases
that lead to hearing losses,
there are two main
reasons why people have this.
First is loud noise
exposure due to occupation.
(loud noise)
Second is the recreational
music that you listen to.
You know, when you're
listening to your music
on your headphones, and it's so loud
that everybody else can
listen to your music as well?
Yeah, I'm talking about
that level of noise exposure.
Also, if you're one of those people
who likes to put those cotton bud things
inside of your ear, you
are not doing anything.
In fact, you are increasing
your chances of hearing loss
because you're irritating your eardrum
and also the case of having an infection.
So if you want to get your ears clean,
get a professional to do that.
Don't do that by yourself.
Please stop.
I don't think you can hear me.
Please stop doing that.
Do please.
Please stop doing that.
F*$K You in ASL
So I would like to believe
that you who are watching this
would at least now care
about your personal journey
of hair loss.
Not hair loss. Hearing loss.
I'm not trying to make this funny,
but why should anybody else care?
Why should the government care?
Why should companies care?
Why should anybody,
apart from you, really care?
Well, because people matter,
and if people suffer from hearing loss,
it'll severely impact their way of life.
And that would lead
to the biggest problem
that anybody ever fears of,
which is the economic
impact of hearing loss.
I don't think it's the biggest thing
that anybody ever fears.
That might be nuclear
catastrophe or something.
The thing is the
economic impact of hearing loss
is quite significant.
In this paper, for example,
it estimates how much hearing loss really
impacts the economy,
and it turns out to be
somewhere a very small number
of around $979 billion.
$979 billion.
This is so much more bigger
than what I anticipated it to be.
I guess this is why it makes sense
that Apple has invested so much.
In fact, even conducted a study
with the University of Michigan
towards understanding
as to why hearing loss
can be such a big problem.
So clearly, all of
these fancy notifications
are not just our marketing gimmick.
Apple directly benefits from the fact
that people have sound hearing,
and they have
obviously invested a little bit
into figuring out how.
Well, now it's time for
our very own hearing research
and the second test for
our hearing loss program.
I should not be calling it that, my God.
I'm sure you've been in
a place like this before,
with lots of construction,
lots of loud noises,
and if you stay here for
more than a few minutes
without any protection for your hearing,
then you move to a place like this,
which is much more
quieter, much more remote.
You can sometimes hear a
bit of a ringing in your ear.
This phenomena is called tinnitus,
and it's just your
brain playing games on you
because your ear is not
functioning as it's supposed to.
So if you feel like there's a constant
ringing in your ears
and it's happening more
frequently and for longer times,
perhaps it's time to see a professional.
And the question is, what can we do
to prevent this from becoming a
widespread epidemic?
Well, we can take a look at it from a
government perspective,
from a workplace perspective,
and from a personal perspective.
Let's first start with
the government perspective.
One of the biggest challenges
that any government
really has in this sector
is the fact that there's a
severe lack of professionals,
especially in the
countries which are rather poor
in comparison to its West counterparts.
So one of the first things that
government should really do
is provide a better healthcare facility
for audiometric evaluations
because the more
professionals that come in,
the more awareness there will be
towards the silent epidemic.
They can also help in
creating policies in workplaces
that can help monitor things better
and prevent hearing loss altogether.
So talking about
workplaces, what can they do?
Well, let's say they can
put a few policies in place
with help of the professional.
For example, it is stated that at 85 dB,
then the work shifts
should only be eight hours long.
If the noise level is higher, the work
shifts need to reduce.
Similarly, there can be more emphasis on
hearing surveillance
so that there are more frequent
regular audiometric evaluations.
In fact, if it's a
daily exposure measurement,
that can be one of the
most safe at practices ever.
There should be proper
use of hearing protectors.
And obviously, if possible,
there should be lack of use of equipment
which create a lot of noise.
But these are quite the
obvious points in this case.
What really companies should think about
is the fact of how much can
they really benefit from this.
Now, I did talk about
how the general economy
will be affected with hearing loss,
but I would also like to talk about
how the companies would benefit from this
by investing in hearing
loss measurements directly.
You can clearly see how
much you get in return
for every dollar that you've invested
in hearing loss measurements.
And these are marked by two
different set of predictions,
one which is more progressive
and one which is a bit more ambitious.
So you can actually make money
by investing in hearing loss measures,
which is what companies do, right?
Now it is time to talk about
what we as individuals can do
to prolong our hearing capabilities.
And the answer for it...
(drum roll)
You should be wearing your headphones.
But don't just any
headphones, noise canceling ones.
Let me explain.
So I hope you remember
this graph from earlier.
This is what we described as a sound wave
and we know already the
damage that it can do.
So the reason that these headphones
can be an effective
tool for sounds like these
is because they have something called
active noise cancelling.
What it means is that
for every sound wave
that is generated,
the active noise cancelling headphones
generate a wave of its own,
which is exactly the
opposite of the sound wave.
So what does that mean?
Destructive interference and no sound,
no waves entering your ears.
What I've started doing recently
is that I've started using
more of the noise cancellation
and just lowering the volume of the music
that I'm listening to.
It kind of then puts
me into my own waggle,
so I don't really understand what's
really happening outside,
which is good for an introvert like me.
And my notifications have
dropped by significantly
in the past few months.
And if you see September,
you'll see that I've only had one
notification until now.
At least now I feel a
little bit better about myself.
Perhaps wearing these
bulky ass headphones
with noise cancelling in them
might just salvage my
hearing in the long run.
So for the last time,
I would just like to
emphasize on the fact that
hearing is a very
fundamental sensory function.
It is important for critical
daily human functionalities
and any degree of loss that you will have
will have monumental
impacts on your daily life.
And like I have mentioned this
a thousand times before in this video,
prevention is the only
way, at least for now,
to take care of your ears
because of the fact that there's gonna be
another hearing test
going to happen right now.
Okay guys, we're nearly
at the end of the video.
That was quite loud.
So before we run the final test,
and we'll just like to believe that
if you like this video enough,
please do like and share.
I can't emphasize how much a
like and share helps us out
because when the YouTube gods see that
this is being shared and liked by people,
they tend to help us reach out to
a much larger audience
than what you already have.
And that's the biggest struggle that I
have at this moment.
I don't know how to get more people
to care for content like this.
In any case, I will
be here in a few days,
but if you can help me out,
that'll be very much appreciated.
So now let's do the final hearing test.
You're gonna listen
to a set of frequencies
and you have to just
determine which frequency
was the last one that was audible to you.
And just for reference, you'll also see
at what age generally
people are able to hear
that frequency.
So this can help you
assess whether your hearing
is suitable for your age
or whether you should be taking
corrective measures.
So I'm gonna go and get some coffee
and you should perhaps try this test out.
Thank you again for watching
and I'll see you in a few days.
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