Browsing the archives for the Loud Noises tag

An Opportunity to Educate About Exposure to Loud Music

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 [...]

Weak Support Continues for Workplace Hearing Protection Programs

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 [...]

Be Careful of the Roar of the Crowds

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 [...]