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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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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