Before personal playback devices dominated the music listening scene, you couldn’t carry thousands of songs with you everywhere you go on a device that fits in a jeans pocket. Thanks to music players and smartphones, you may be listening through headphones to a soundtrack that accompanies your every move. Depending on how you listen, this constant exposure to sound can and will cause permanent hearing loss, regardless of the type of headphones you use. Your worst bets on the headphone marketplace today lie in cheap hardware that uses poor-quality drivers, leading to distortion that can increase the damaging potential of loud listening volumes. Additionally, avoid exterior headphones with poorly sealing cushions and earbuds that fit poorly, both of which encourage you to crank up the volume solely to drown out your environment. Writer Bio
