Scientists did a study and found out that people who play video games might hurt their ears if they play too loud for too long. They looked at information from lots of people and saw that gamers often play with the sound turned up higher than what is safe. This can lead to hearing problems that can't be fixed. The scientists want to tell people who play games to be careful, just like people are careful with loud music and headphones.
There is a group called the World Health Organization that says how loud sounds can be without hurting our ears. They say adults can listen to sounds at 80 loudness for 40 hours a week without problems. But if the sound is louder, like 90 or 95, they should listen much less. Kids should listen even less than adults. The study found that the noise from video games can be louder than what is safe.
The people who did the study say we need to learn more, but they think we should teach gamers about these dangers now. A group that works with the gaming industry says it's good to use headphones that don't play too loud. They also say to keep your ears safe, you should turn the volume down, take breaks, and use special headphones that keep out other noises when you're in a loud place.
Original news source: Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests (BBC)
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Scientists did a study and found out that people who video might hurt their ears if they play too loud for too long. They looked at information from lots of people and saw that gamers often play with the sound turned up higher than what is safe. This can lead to hearing that can't be fixed. The scientists want to people who play games to be careful, just like people are careful with loud music and headphones. There is a group called the World Health Organization that says how loud can be without hurting our . They say adults can listen to sounds at 80 loudness for 40 hours a week without problems. But if the sound is louder, like 90 or 95, they should much less. Kids should listen even less than adults. The study that the noise from video games can be louder than what is safe. The people who did the study say we need to more, but they think we should teach about these dangers now. A group that works with the industry says it's good to use headphones that don't play too . They also say to keep your ears safe, you should turn the volume down, take breaks, and use special headphones that keep out other noises when you're in a loud place.
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1. What is a video game?
2. How would you feel if you couldn't hear well because you played video games too loud?
3. Do you like playing video games? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about the study that says video games can hurt your ears?
5. How would you feel if you had to stop playing video games because it was hurting your ears?
6. Do you think it's important to listen to sounds at a safe volume? Why or why not?
7. What do you think about using headphones that don't play too loud?
8. How would you feel if you had to turn the volume down when playing video games?
9. Do you think it's a good idea to take breaks while playing video games? Why or why not?
10. What do you think about using special headphones to block out other noises?
11. How would you feel if you had to be careful with the volume when playing video games, just like with loud music?
12. Do you think it's important for gamers to learn about the dangers of playing video games too loud? Why or why not?
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