Warning: This Is What Happens to Your Ears If You Wear Headphones for Too Long

Warning: This Is What Happens to Your Ears If You Wear Headphones for Too Long
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For many Americans, wearing earbuds or other kinds of headphones on a regular basis isn’t a lifestyle choice; it’s a necessity. Whether making calls from work on the morning commute or listening to your favorite mix to pump you up for a jog or exercise, lots of us have earphones on for the better part of the day.

But did you ever stop to think about what’s on the surface of these earbuds and inside? Or what having these earphones on all day can do to the pores in your ears?