Early action leads to clearer conversations tomorrow.
Personalized earplugs and hearing protection can safeguard your hearing from the loud noises
Hearing loss challenges are easily treatable and preventable. Remember all those times you came back from a live event, like a concert or a sports game, with ringing ears? (We’ve all been there!)
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) has skyrocketed to become the second-most common cause of hearing loss. Prolonged exposure to dangerous noise levels can cause NIHL, like listening to loud music for too long, sitting in a busy location with lots of noise, or exposure to a single noise trauma, such as a gunshot or an explosion.
Turn Down the Volume!
We measure noise in decibel (dB) units. For a regular person’s hearing, 85 dB and lower is considered a safe level of noise for our hearing to remain undamaged. Decibels work on a logarithmic scale, meaning that for each decibel a noise increases by, it’s getting exponentially louder – every 3 dB above 85 dB that a noise goes up by cuts the exposure time in half for safe hearing levels.
A few examples of loud noises that would cause damage with prolonged exposure include:
90 dB: Blender, Lawnmower
110 dB: Leaf Blower, Car Horn
120 dB: Rock Concert, Ambulance Siren
130 dB: Power Drill140 dB: Airplane Taking Off, Fireworks
150 dB: Shotgun BlastAre you exposed to some of these noises frequently?
Custom hearing protection could save your hearing from hearing loss challenges.
For musicians, your ears are your livelihood; it’s important to look after your hearing so you can continue to hear the songs you make and love. With custom-made earmolds and earplugs, your hearing will continue to serve you as you need it to rock out better and longer.
Construction workers and those around heavy machinery are constantly exposed to loud noise as part of the job. No matter what job you’re tasked with, it’s important to be able to hear the workspace around you, and with custom hearing protection, your ears will be well looked after.
