LISTEN.Doyouhearthesoundofbirdsoutsideacargoingbyyourfavoritemusic?(A)Becauseof yourearsyoucanhearitclearly.
March3isInternationalEarCareDay.Thisyearthethemeforthedayis“Earcarecanavoidhearingloss(丧失)”.
TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)reportsthatthereare360millionpeopleintheworldwithdisabling(使伤残)hearingloss.Atleasthalfofallcasesofhearinglossareavoidablethroughhealthyearcarepractices.
Protectingyourselffromloudnoiseisakeypartofearcare.Nowadays(B)itisverycommonforpeopletolistentomusicwithheadphonesonwhiletravelingtoschoolorwork.Expertssuggesta60:60rule:listentoyourmusicat60percentofthemaximum(最大值的)volumefornomorethan60minutesaday.
Cleaningyourearsisabasicsteptotakecareofyourears.Doyoucleanyourearswithcottonbudsorfingernails?Thinkagain.Thesethingscanpushearwax(耳垢)deeperintoyourearandhurtyourearcanal(耳道).Theearisaself-cleaningorgananddoesnotrequireactivecleaning(C) theWHO.Ifthewaxmakesyou(D) youcanaskadoctortodealwithit.
Takecareofyourearswhenyouareswimming.Youcanuseearplugs. Dryyourearswithatowelafteru(耳塞)tostopwatergettingintoyourears.swimmingorhavingabath.(E)Ifyoufeelthereiswaterinsideyourearshakeyourheadalittlebittohelpgetthewaterout.
Topthingstoknowaboutearphones
Herearesomehelpfultipstoguideyoutousingearphonesintherightway.
1.(F)Whatkindofearphonesyouwearisimportantforyourhearing.Chooseover-the-earheadphones.Thistypecanblockout(挡住)backgroundnoiseandallowyoutohavethevolumelower.In-the-earheadphonesarelesseffective(有效的)atblockingoutbackgroundnoise.
2.Somechildrenlikesharingearphoneswiththeirfriends.Butwhenyouhaveonlyoneearphoneyoumaynaturallyturnthevolumeup.Insteadof(G) earphonesgetasplitter(分线器).Thisletsyouconnecttwosetsofearphones.Thiswayyoucanprotectyourownhearingaswellasyourfriend’s.
3.Wanttoknowifyourearphonesareatasafevolume?Askpeople(H) nearyouiftheycanhearyourmusic.Iftheycanit’sasignthatyourhearingisbeingdamaged.Turnthevolumedownuntilotherp