How noise creates hearing problems: "Youth ushers in many privileges and the most priceless one is clear hearing. It is just sad that for those who turn 30, they begin to feel their hearing abilities fade. By age 65, one in six adults experiences severe hearing loss. A recent surge in the number of people with hearing problems results in an alarming statistics, the fact that 20 million Americans suffer from various forms of preventable hearing loss.
What then could be the reason behind the surge of hearing problems up to one third? Excessive noise is the most common culprit. But it would be good to know that not like nerve deafness, damage from noise is preventable. Train yourself to distinguish between just irritating sounds and noises that rob off hearing be it some parts of it or all of your hearing capability. More than just determining what kind of noise it is or how the distance to the racket, it is important to also consider the volume measured in decibels along with tracking the hours, days, months and years that a person is exposed to the noise." ...
Monday, August 23, 2010
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