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Introduction 

It is really important to take care of your ears. It doesn’t matter your age, no one is safe from hearing loss. I made this blog to share the importance of taking care of your ears. I will be sharing with you some of the facts about hearing, How hearing loss can develop and how it can be prevented. I hope you find this information helpful.  

 

Some of The Facts  

  • Intensity of volume is measured in decibels (dbs) 
  • 0 dbs is the softest sound that is able to be heard by humans.  
  • Normal conversations are around 40 dbs to 60 dbs 
  • A whisper is 30 dbs 
  • A concert can average between 110 dbs and 120 dbs 
  • Pain in the ears is subjective  
  • Levels below 125 dbs can be painful to some individuals  
  • The sound from a plane is approximately 140 dbs 
  • Between 10% and 20% of high school students have some form of hearing loss 
  • One out of twelve 30 year old already have impaired hearing 
  • A third of all hearing loss is contributed to noise  
  • After hearing aids came into play the number of reported hearing loss went up by 23% 
  • You have hair selling in the ear so when a vibration hits them it stimulates a nerve that allows you to hear. you only get a set number of those cells so when they are damaged and die then they can’t grow back  
  • 28 million Americans have some form of impaired hearing and it is estimated 500 million people worldwide have experienced hearing loss. 

 

How Hearing loss develops 

  • You start losing hearing around four thousand hurts of frequency.  
  • NIOSH says anything more than eight hours of sound at 85 decibels is dangerous to your ears. Every three more decibels the time is cut in half. 
  • OSHA PEL recommends that the maximum exposure without ear protection to sound is eight hours at 90 decibels and every five decibels added cuts that time in half. 

 

How to Detect Hearing loss 

  • ringing followed with a bad feeling could be a sign of a noise hangover  
  • ringing can also be a sign of progressive hearing loss 
  • You can detect a temporary threshold of a muffled feeling followed be a ringing is a sign of some sort of hearing loss whether it be short term or long term  
  • Pain in the ear is a sign of hearing loss 
  • not being able to hear the highs  
  • Note: Ringing in your ear can become permanent if not careful 

 

How to Protect Yourself from Hearing Loss 

  • People don’t think twice about getting their eyes checked so why not your ears? You should speak to your doctor about testing your ears and what to do if you do have hearing loss.  
  • Plug up your ears with foam ear buds when hear loud sounds. They are max, two dollars and there is no real reason not to. Note: cotton or soft paper will NOT protect you from hearing loss  
  • You could stand farther away from the speaker, be at least ten feet away if not more. 
  • You could just turn your music down 
  • You can take breaks from noise for a while 
  • Avoid sound such as loud bangs and high pitches 

 

Conclusion 

In the end it is up to you to take care of your health. your ears are a really important part of it. The real takeaway is to be safe. Enjoy life but stay away from loud noises when you’re not using protection. It’s up to you to make the right decisions. 

Sources

Listen Smart Video: https://youtu.be/l4HA6qm5C64

Listen Smart Capital High blog: http://capitalcomtech.info/2016/02/27/listen-smart-safely-handling-the-power-of-sound/

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