The Journal of Pediatrics recently released a study on how much people understand about hearing loss and the intentional exposure to loud music.
The objective of the study was to compare awareness of music-induced hearing loss to the behavior trends. The article states that they believe that music-induced hearing loss is an unconsciously self-inflicted public health [...]
Apparently, it’s one thing to say your place of employment has a hearing protection program and another to actually ensure it is protecting employees properly.
A new review of existing employer hearing protection programs seems to indicate that there is little evidence to support the workplace programs. That doesn’t mean that workers don’t wear earplugs and [...]
Nothing replaces a thorough hearing examination with an audiologist, a physician specially trained to evaluate, detect, and then treat various forms of hearing loss or hearing impairments. However, there are many tools on the market that help raise flags that hearing may be impacted and to serve as initial screens for hearing wellness.
Surprisingly, there are [...]
Depending on where you live, you may be noticing the annual rite of fireworks stands popping up all over for families who want to celebrate the 4th of July with their own personal fireworks displays. While many fireworks are fine if all safety precautions are properly followed, fireworks may cause another type of injury that [...]
It’s well-known that loud events such as musical concerts or race car events can take their toll (at least temporarily) on your hearing. But certain vocations really have your ears paying the price from extended exposure to loud noise.
Among the professions with high or extended noise levels are industrial workers, farmers, motorcyclists, farmers, pilots, dentists, [...]
The United States is considered a haven for sports fanatics, who have just about every sport they can follow being played somewhere in the country practically at all times. Whether it is for a high school team, college alma mater, or for one of the many professional teams, a number of venues, including the new [...]
11Jun09
iPhone Decibel Meter
If you are ever curious about what volume your car stereo is at or your how loud your work environment is we’ve got a great tip for you. You can use your iPhone to measure the decibels of your daily life.
For example, you could hold the iPhone up to your head phone to measure exactly [...]
Consumer Reports has a helpful video on how to properly insert foam earplugs. As we discussed in a previous blog post, inexpensive earplugs work great to help protect your ears from loud noises, but unless you wear them properly, they won’t do you any good. Here’s how to insert them correctly.
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28May09
Finding The Best Ear Plugs
Over at Slate.com, they recently published an article about finding the best ear plugs. They compare eight different brands that range in prices up to $187 down to $1. Now it’s hard to believe that someone would actually pay so much money for a pair of ear plugs, so you would assume that the high [...]
Welcome to the PROHIERAN blog!
We are excited to be a part of the hearing wellness community. On this blog we will discussing hearing loss as well as hearing protection. We consider hearing wellness to be an extremely important part of one’s overall well being and it’s important to take actions to presevre and care for [...]
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