Monday, July 19, 2010

Loud Music Can Damage Lungs

Loud Music Can Damage Lungs
Blasting loud music was not only able to damage our hearing, but can also cause lung disorder called pneumothorax.

It had been several cases that have occurred, the reported role in the journal Thorax. A man who was driving the car suddenly felt a pain in the chest and difficulty breathing. It turns out that the doctor had peumotoraks associated with loud music from the 1000 watt stereo music devices in the car.


The second case, where a 25-year-old male smoker suffered a severe chest pain suddenly left when standing next to a club music device. The next case, a man who does not smoke, aged around 23 years, experienced the same thing when watching a pop concert, where he was standing close to some great music device.

Pneumothorax is a condition where there is air in the area between the lung and pulmonary penyelimut layer. This was due to damage to the lungs so that air entering the walls in the area. The trapped air will hit the lungs which makes breathing painful and difficult.

Pneumothorax usually occurs due to accidents, smoking, disease, the use of drugs that affect consciousness, such as tranquilizers, sleeping pills or alcohol.

It is estimated that the intense vibrations from low frequency, high-energy sound causes the lung to be torn, because air and tissue have different reactions to sounds. This situation is more often found in men, three times more than women, and occurs in those who stood close to the device bass music in concert or club.

source:info-sehat.com

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