Safety system for headphone users to prevent noise induced hearing loss

Headphones have become an unavoidable device in this advanced world due to its fast advancements like active noise cancellation, comfortable design and user friendliness. But many people are making the common mistake of increasing their headphone volume beyond medical permissive levels in an attempt to get better sound or to limit out external noise. It is important to note that overuse of headphones at loud volumes can cause permanent hearing loss. Prolonged use of headphone causes the same damage to ear like the noise from industries does. But many people are not aware of this fact and the number of people reporting hearing difficulties due to overuse of headphones is increasing day by day. So it is important to create awareness among headphone users and design a safety system to prevent hearing losses. The idea is to design a safety system in the form of a mobile application or software that will automatically indicate when the headphone usage begins to cause problems to ear. A LCD display or a buzzer sound can be used to warn the user. The concept can also be implemented as a hardware tool using micro controllers. This idea will help to prevent HEARING LOSS due to unaware usage of headphones which is the most common problem now.