摘要:界衛(wèi)生組織(WHO)建議，為了保護聽力，人們每天聽音樂的時間最好不要超過1個小時。

　　據(jù)悉，全球有11億的青少年由于聽音樂的“時間過久、音量過大”而處于可能永久性聽力損害的危險之中。

　　It says 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of permanently damaging their hearing by listening to "too much, too loudly".

　　WHO figures show 43 million people aged 12-35 have hearing loss and the prevalence is increasing.

　　WHO的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，12-35歲年齡段的人群中有4300萬人的聽力已經(jīng)在減退，而且這個人數(shù)還在進一步增加。

　　In that age group, the WHO said, half of people in rich and middle-income countries were exposed to unsafe sound levels from personal audio devices.

　　據(jù)WHO稱，該年齡段內(nèi)有一半人來自中高收入國家，經(jīng)常暴露在高音量的個人音響設(shè)備之中。

　　Meanwhile 40% were exposed to damaging levels of sound from clubs and bars.

　　有40%的人暴露在具有損壞性音量的俱樂部和酒吧中。

　　The proportion of US teenagers with hearing loss went from 3.5% in 1994 to 5.3% in 2006.

　　在美國，青少年聽力損害的比例已由1995年的3.5%上升到了2006年的5.3%。

　　Dr Etienne Krug, the WHO's director for injury prevention, told the BBC: "What we're trying to do is raise awareness of an issue that is not talked about enough, but has the potential to do a lot of damage that can be easily prevented."

　　WHO傷害預(yù)防項目的負責(zé)人艾蒂安·克魯格博士說：“我們試圖提高大家對聽力損害問題的意識，現(xiàn)在人們對這個問題還不夠重視，這已經(jīng)造成了很多潛在性的損害，但其實我們預(yù)防起來也很簡單。”

　　The full report argued: "While it is important to keep the volume down, limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would do much to reduce noise exposure."

　　“重要的是要調(diào)低音量，每天使用個人音樂播放器的時間要控制在1小時以內(nèi)，這樣可以有效減少暴露在噪音中的時間。”

　　The World Health Organization recommends keeping the volume to 60% of the maximum as a good rule of thumb.

　　WHO建議聽音樂時把音量調(diào)整到最大音量的60%以下最好。

　　For people trying to drown out the noise of flying or train journeys, it says noise-cancelling headphones allow music to be heard clearly at a lower volume.

　　在坐火車或乘飛機時，為了不受周圍噪音干擾，建議使用降噪耳機聽音樂，這樣可以在音量較小的情況下保持聲音清晰。

　　And the WHO adds that ear plugs should be worn at noisy venues and advises taking "listening breaks" and standing far away from speakers at gigs.

　　WHO還建議在嘈雜的場所內(nèi)應(yīng)帶上耳塞，在觀看演出的時候要遠離舞臺，且給耳朵留出休息的時間。

　　"We do realise this is a bit of a struggle, like alcohol consumption, so many risk factors linked to pleasure are not easy to change, but we have to make people aware," Dr Krug said.

　　克魯格博士說：“我們這可能有一些矛盾和掙扎，就像酒精消費一樣，風(fēng)險與快樂并存，很難改變，但我們必須得讓大家意識到這個問題。”

　　But as well as calling for personal responsibility, the WHO says governments and manufacturers have a responsibility.

　　與此同時，WHO也建議政府和商家也有責(zé)任保護公眾的聽力健康。

　　It says clubs should provide chill-out rooms and give out free ear plugs, headphone manufacturers should set limits on the volume, and governments need to adopt stricter laws.

　　例如，俱樂部應(yīng)當(dāng)提供安靜的房間并免費提供耳塞，耳機制造商應(yīng)當(dāng)限制最高音量，政府也應(yīng)當(dāng)出臺更加嚴(yán)格的法律法規(guī)。

　　Paul Breckell, the chief executive of the charity Action on Hearing Loss, said: 'When listening to loud music, for every three decibel increase in level, to stay safe you should halve your listening time.

　　聽力損害慈善活動的執(zhí)行長官保羅·布萊克爾說：“在聽分貝較高的音樂時，為保證安全，音量每提高3分貝就應(yīng)當(dāng)減少一半的收聽時間。”