> “I’m seeing a lot of younger people in their twenties who are coming in with ringing in their ears,” says Sarah Mowry, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “I think it’s probably related to this all-day earbud use. It’s noise trauma.”
Citation needed before we dump another criticism on "milinneals" and their phone obsession.
Arw there actually more young people with hearing problems than before?
Are loud concerts not a more likely culprit? I know I've been to plenty in my day that led to ringing and clogged ears for a week, and I have super low level tinnitus as a result (I can hear the ringing in very quiet environments but not in day to day life).