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Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times?
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∙ 12y ago
when you wear headphones, natural air can not pass in your ear. so, the production rate of bacteria in your ear increase by 700%. That is why, it is said that "wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 time".
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"At the beginning of the experiment, the typical headset had 60 microorganisms on its surface; after an hour's use of the headphones by a volunteer, that number went up to 650 - roughly 11, not 700, times more. "
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2740/does-wearing-headphones-increase-bacteria-in-the-ear
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