Hearing is one of our most vital senses, allowing us to connect with the world around us. However, it’s a sense that can be easily taken for granted until it starts to deteriorate. To maintain healthy hearing throughout your life, it’s crucial to take proactive steps to protect your ears from harm. In this article, we’ll explore 10 essential tips …
If you are a parent or caretaker, then you are most likely scanning for danger in the back of your mind most of the time. It’s our job to protect and care for our kids and therefore many parents come to us wondering how loud, is too loud for kids? This is a valid question and incredibly important to be …
One of the great tragedies of hearing loss is that it can have a powerful effect on those who need it most. Those who use their hearing ability to perform and listen to music cherish the ability to detect nuances of sound. They might pick up on a subtle accent in music or a fascinating frequency combination in sound design. …
For just one day, pay attention to the noises of your environment. Underneath the soft birdsong and voices of your neighbors is often a constant hum of traffic or HVAC systems that we’ve become so used to that we barely register the sound anymore. A typical day in an American neighborhood can also include innumerable occurrences of too-loud noise. Beyond …
Seattle Seahawk fans set a new world record for crowd noise in football in the summer of 2013, shouting their way to 136.6 decibels. A month later, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the record, producing a deafening 137.5 decibels of sound. The Chiefs’ official Twitter later account exclaimed: “BROKEN RECORD! #LoudandProud.” On Facebook, one Chiefs fan wrote,” Be LOUD AND …