Author Elena Orlova
27.11.2019 23:40 (Updated: 21.05.2021 18:02)
Health
Sleeping while listening to music has become a common hobby for many nowadays. And what better way to listen to music than headphones? These are reliable devices that block out noise and calm us by playing our favorite songs. After a long and stressful day at university, at work or at home, the easiest way to take your mind off your thoughts and get a restful night's sleep is to curl up in bed with comforting music playing in your ears. However, there is one basic question: is it safe?
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Everything is fine in moderation, so as long as you use your headphones properly, it's absolutely fine to sleep with them on. However, there are a few key points to keep in mind.
Peace or problems?
In a dream, listening to music through headphones means that you dream of finding spiritual balance. However, according to the dream book, a lot depends on the melody itself.
So listening to melodic music brings peace and satisfaction.
If you happened to listen to excessively loud, almost demonic music through a headset, then troubles are coming with children or relatives.
Remember everything!
Sometimes the musical rhythms in the headphones are like the background of a vision. They help to better reveal the situation, the character of the characters and their intentions.
The dream book recommends remembering not only the melody itself and the words of the song, but also your own feelings in a dream.
Did you dream that there was a pleasant, quiet song playing in your headphones that you enjoyed? In reality you will enjoy all the joys available. If it caused negative emotions, then an extremely unpleasant event is coming.
What are earplugs
Modern earplugs are very simple and at the same time effective gadgets, in the form of small elastic soft cones inserted with the narrow end forward into the upper part of the external auditory canals. They tightly and hermetically seal the ears, cutting off extraneous sounds that prevent a person from falling asleep.
For the first time, the term earplugs, composed of parts of the words “take care of your ears,” was used by Russian academician, professor of physical and mathematical sciences Igor Vasilyevich Petryanov-Sokolov. He gave this name to his new development - loose-fiber fabric made from ultra-thin polyvinyl chloride fibers. Later, earplugs made from it became known as earplugs.
Their scope of application is not limited to noise protection during sleep. Depending on the design features and material of manufacture, earplugs will also prevent water from entering the ear canals when swimming, will help equalize intracranial pressure when diving, and will save you from ear pain caused by pressure changes when descending and ascending altitude on an airplane.
Do you have any doubts?
Why do you dream about headphones from your phone? The dream book is sure that this is evidence of the need to always be aware of affairs and control the life process.
Talking in a dream using a phone headset means that you are looking for conditions that will help you realize your plans.
Did you dream that your phone headphones broke during a conversation? In reality, you doubt that others hear what you are trying to convey to them. This is also an indication of some obstacle in business.
Is it harmful to sleep (fall asleep) with headphones on?
We decided to try a new genre for ourselves on GeekTimes - a post-question, and it’s not an idle question: is it dangerous or not to fall asleep with headphones on?
Ever since the “presentation” of sleep headphones here, questions and critical reviews have arisen in one way or another on the topic that “sleeping with headphones is very harmful.”
What do people say about this?
The Internet, as always, is full of experts who live on forums, answers.mail.ru and other sites that are authoritative for many, who to a certain extent claim, although without citing anything, that sleeping with headphones is harmful.
It is important to note here that most conclusions are presented through the introductory “I think” and its derivatives: “it seems,” “I believe,” and so on. Our local analogue of Quora (where, by the way, a similar question was also asked), The Questions, where it has become customary to look for answers to all questions, also did not ignore the topic and is displayed almost on the first line of the search engine:
And again, “I think, yes, it’s definitely harmful” and “it will definitely be a big minus.” Unconvincing, but categorical.
A note was published in Russian in 2021 on the Moscow Medicine portal, where you can also read without links to studies:
Listening to music before bed may be detrimental to sleep quality
No research has yet analyzed the impact of this habit of falling asleep with headphones on, but recent studies have shown that using headphones during sleep can disrupt sleep by changing sleep cycles and thereby reducing sleep quality .
Harmful VS safe
The main problem with answering this question is probably related to the substitution of concepts: indeed, there is reason to believe that sleeping with headphones is unsafe for a number of reasons. Even on Western forums in question-and-answer mode, doctors make the same mistake, confusing the harm and potential danger associated with the fact that a person can listen to a fire alarm or gas leak detector.
It is what it is. You can strangle yourself with a wire, you can listen to an alarm, thieves, murderers. There were also some really trashy cases (Caution), but all of them were in the category “danger to life and health due to closed ears.”
What do you mean by harmful?
In this regard, the question has arisen, what is meant by “harmful to sleep with headphones.” We should probably answer that this should be interpreted as direct damage to the hearing organs caused precisely by headphones during sleep.
And here, too, some difficulties will arise, because the harm from headphones seems to be obvious. But there is no convincing evidence anywhere that falling asleep with headphones inflicts this harm “better.”
Yes, listening to music on headphones can have a negative impact on your hearing, which is proven and obvious. However, not only noise in headphones, but noise in general is a harmful thing. Whether your hearing deteriorates faster or slower, judging by research, it will inevitably happen. But in this sense, it turns out that headphones, such bastards, are equally dangerous not only at night, but also during the day.
Music for sleep
The influence of music on the body seems to be proven. Moreover, she can both heal and kill.
It’s difficult to talk about music therapy, of course. However, there are some indirect indications that sleep music does exist. This must be understood in such a way that certain frequencies tune a person to a certain mood, promote relaxation, relaxation, which facilitates the process of falling into sleep.
On the already mentioned forum, doctors also succinctly suggest this. And in more extensive studies, one can find the conclusion that music helps in the following way: by reducing pain in fibromyalgia, which provokes insomnia, it helps the patient to fall asleep. Or as a preventive measure for the same insomnia - with post-traumatic stress disorder.
At the same time, it is worth noting that there is no need for any specific indication of how you should listen to music, with headphones or not. The influence of relaxing classical music has a positive effect on students' sleep, and again - with headphones or not?
The author's material lists some problems that may arise when using headphones. Among the already mentioned dangers of suffocation, difficult reaction to alarms, skin necrosis is noted, for example, however, with reference to a women's magazine. In this case, we are talking about the “plug” type of headphones. It is noteworthy that as an alternative and a method of safe listening, the same author cites headband headphones, including SleepPhones.
In other words
As a summary, summing up the question itself, it should be noted that:
- Headphones while sleeping can be dangerous, but the harm to health and hearing aids has not been proven.
- Hearing damage from using headphones at night and during the day is equivalent.
- Music may be recommended as a non-pharmacological means to facilitate sleep induction
- You can probably listen to it with or without headphones - the advantage of headphones is that it will not disturb those around you.
In this regard, the question is, what do you think?
Voluntary suspension
Why do you have a dream in which you happened to wear a headset? The dream book believes that this is a way to step away from the world and find your own outlet for the soul.
Seeing other characters wearing headphones means that a certain person wants to get rid of you.
Did you have to wear big “mugs” in a dream? You dream of rest, even for a short moment.
Did you dream that you, on the contrary, tried to take off your headphones, but couldn’t do it? Living alone is depressing, and you strive to make friends without success.
Rating of popular models
We offer you our rating of protective headphones.
3M Peltor Optime II
These anti-noise headphones are intended for use at exposure levels of 85 dB or more. The noise reduction rate is 31 dB. This is an easy-to-wear model that users praise for its ergonomics and sound insulation. Can be used in a wide variety of conditions. They look quite aesthetically pleasing, so they can be used not only for work on a construction site, but also in a noisy office. The cushions on the cups are filled with a special gel, thanks to which they fit snugly to the head, while there is enough free space inside so that the ears do not get too hot. The padded headband fits comfortably and features a patented adjustment system.
SOMZ-3 PUMA
The model is made in the traditional yellow color for protective headphones. The design uses two sound-isolating earbuds, and the headphones are designed to protect against noise levels up to 112 dB. They are held on the head by a plastic headband and tape, the latter allowing you to work with a helmet from the same manufacturer. Anti-noise headphones are made entirely of plastic, there is no soft braid, and are intended for work use.
ROSOMZ SOMZ-7 RADIO
Protective headphones that reduce sound levels by 31dB. Their main feature is the ability to connect to a player. Equipped with a standard 3.5 mm output and a built-in FM/AM tuner with the ability to memorize station frequencies. There is a display on the case that displays the charge level and time. There is a built-in volume control. There is no active noise reduction system.
If you have experience using these or other models of anti-noise headphones, please leave a review. We will be glad if you share your experience.
Be ready!
Why do you dream about buying headphones? The dream book is sure that this is a sign of tiring and extremely useless trips.
If you dreamed that the new equipment had long and tangled wires, then get ready for an incomprehensible and strange situation.
But buying a cool device that you have been dreaming of for a long time symbolizes profit and a special event.
