Why Everyday Earplug Use Might Be Making Your Hearing Sensitivity Worse
For anyone struggling with sound sensitivity, the instinct to protect your ears with earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones is completely understandable. After all, these tools are widely used to prevent hearing damage in loud environments—and they work extremely well when used for that purpose.
But what happens when these protective devices become part of everyday life, even in situations where the noise levels aren’t actually harmful?