Hearing loss causes; which is No. 1? The screaming at ball games and other sporting events is literally deafening, yet very few people think to wear earplugs at these events. You're ruining your [...]
You're NOT a sissy if you use hearing protection, yet many hunters fail to protect their ears from the loud blasts of rifles which can reach up to 160 decibels. Having Healthy Sharp Hearing Is [...]
Which is worse for the motorcycle rider’s hearing: the roaring engine or the roaring wind? Hearing loss is a real threat to the toughest motorcycle rider, and it seems as though the volume of wind [...]
If you have hearing loss, here’s why people get irritated when you ask them to repeat or why they say “Never mind, it’s not important.” Many people with hearing loss, impairment, who are hard of [...]
Noise pollution is a very real problem, says the EPA, yet few people take the risks of hearing loss seriously. We are still in the Dark Ages when it comes to understanding the risks of noise [...]
An audiologist addresses a fair question: Can hearing be damaged by screaming children? I was inspired to interview an audiologist for this article because my sister has been diagnosed with bilateral moderate hearing loss. She [...]
Anybody who’s health conscious will want to know the truth about hearing loss dangers from pounding music in group fitness classes. Imagine you, the group fitness class enthusiast, are transported back in time about 60 [...]
It’s time for the big boys to admit it: Slamming and banging weights will likely damage hearing over time. For this article on hearing loss resulting from weights being thrown, slammed and banged around at [...]
I’m stunned that often, I see men without hearing protection working around wood chippers. Wood chippers can be screaming loud, yet many workers continue to “chip” without protection for their ears. A typical wood chipper comes [...]
