{"id":1732,"date":"2012-05-15T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entmidwest.fm1.dev\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T16:47:55","slug":"noise-induced-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/noise-induced-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Noise-Induced Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Noise-induced hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells found in the inner ear.&nbsp; Hair cells are small sensory cells that convert the sounds we hear (sound energy) into electrical signals sent to the brain.&nbsp; Once damaged our hair cells cannot grow back, causing permanent hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cost of Losing Your Hearing<\/strong><br>When you lose your hearing, thee is a loss to your quality of life.&nbsp; Untreated hearing loss may:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strain relationships with family, friends, and\/or co-workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stop you from doing the things you used to enjoy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact your earning power on the job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce your ability to understand what people are saying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preventing Hearing Loss<\/strong><br>Although hearing loss is a common effect of aging, some Americans are starting to lose their hearing earlier in life as a result of exposure to noise, noise-induced hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss is 100% preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wear hearing protection such as ear plus and earmuffs when being exposed to levels of noise over 85 decibels (dB) for extended periods of time. (Look for the NRR rating to know the approximate dB reduction the ear protection provides.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A quick reference for levels of noise:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>60 dB \u2013 Normal conversations or dishwashers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80 dB \u2013 Alarm clocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>90 dB \u2013 Hair dryers, blenders, and lawnmowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100 dB \u2013 MP3 players at full volume<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>110 dB \u2013 Concerts, car racing, and sporting events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>120 dB \u2013 Jet planes at take off<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>130 dB \u2013 Ambulances and fire engine sirens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>140 dB \u2013 Gun shots, fireworks, and custom car stereos at full volume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*reported by the American Academy of Audiology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noise-induced hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells found in the inner ear.&nbsp; Hair cells are small sensory cells that convert the sounds we hear (sound energy) into electrical signals sent to the brain.&nbsp; Once damaged our hair cells cannot grow back, causing permanent hearing loss. The Cost of Losing Your HearingWhen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1735,"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions\/1735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entmidwest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}