Whether it’s to unwind after a stressful day or block out annoying noise, listening to music or podcasts helps some people fall asleep. Is it safe? We asked ENT physician Dr Bernhard Junge-Huelsing, spokesman for the German Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, about falling asleep with earphones, earbuds or headphones – and about earplugs too. Is it harmful to nod off with earphones/earbuds or headphones on and then sleep all night with music or podcasts in your ears? Bernhard Junge-Huelsing: People who fall asleep wearing the devices typically wake up and remove them. If you occasionally sl…