Warning To Sound Standing Spectators The Threat Of Tinnitus Health Disorders To Nervous

The sound horeg festival activity which was held in Tulungagung Regency some time ago. BETWEEN/HO - Soleh

TULUNGAGUNG - The Health Office of Tulungagung Regency, East Java, said that the phenomenon of "sound horeg" which is currently rife in the community has the potential to cause health problems, especially tinnitus (ping ears), sleep disorders, stress, and impaired nervous balance.

"Not only sound horeg, basically all activities that use loudspeakers and exceed the threshold for human body tolerance are at risk of disturbing health," said Tulungagung Health Office Head, dr. Aris Setiawan was reported by ANTARA, Thursday, July 31.

The use of loudspeakers with high intensity can endanger health, especially if the duration is long and is carried out by mobilizing residential areas.

According to him, a safe threshold for adults is a maximum of 80 decibels, and for children around 70.

However, in practice, the sound horeg activity can produce up to 130 votes.

He emphasized that the sound horeg has a higher potential risk than ordinary music performances. Because this activity is dynamic and often carried out around, residents who are not involved can still be exposed directly.

"Unlike a static concert and only the audience approached, this sound horeg targeted settlements, so the impact was wider," he said.

Aris also reminded that exposure to this kind of excessive noise can have a more serious impact on vulnerable groups such as infants, the elderly, and people with certain diseases.

"The effect is not immediately felt, but it can be cumulative, such as exposure to cigarette smoke or air pollution," he explained.

But Aris emphasized that his party did not intend to prohibit public entertainment.

Instead, he encourages mutual awareness so that entertainment activities are carried out by taking into account the comfort and health of the surrounding environment.

"We just hope that the community can take care of each other, so that activities that are intended as entertainment do not actually have a bad impact on others," he said.