|
7/17/2007 12:05:44 PM
|
admin
Posts 372
|
Like all musical instruments, your eardrums may be damaged- perhaps permanently - through abuse. The occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a "hit" parade for all listeners. beware of chart-bursting sound levels[/url:i7ljguqw].
Any sound over 85 dB has the potential to permanently damage your hearing, although you might not see this damage show up for as long as 20 years, but once it hits it is permanent.
For loud concerts: always wear ear protection. The sound levels at some of these concerts exceed 130 dB and have the potential to permanently ruin your hearing[/url:i7ljguqw]hearing or cause permanent deafness.
For your iPod, car speakers, cell phone, bluetooth headsets, and computer speakers: As stated before, anything over 85 dB has the potential to permanently damage your hearing. The key is: turn the music down if you value your hearing.
Shooting paintball guns, fireworks, and other firearms: ALWAYS (this means without exception) wear hearing protections. Since firearms are extremely loud, it only takes one shot near your ear to damage your hearing. It is a good idea to wear both the foam earplugs, then the industrial size earplugs (noise cancelers). If you are a hunter, make sure you are wearing hunters earplugs that can cancel out the noise of a firearm.
For Lawnmower, side trimmers, chainsaws, and saw blades, or any other type of lawn care/construction tool: ALWAYS wear hearing protection.
Don't let this advice go in "one ear and out the other." Avoid exposure to loud noises. never put bobby pins, swabs, keys, or other objects into your ears (you can puncture your eardrum). Dont try to remove impacted ear wax by yourself. For that and the occasional infections, such as "swimmers itch," always see a physician or a hearing professional.
- The Hearing Aid Forum
|
|
|
|
7/25/2007 11:16:57 AM
|
Ricardo
Posts 20
|
I was a working musician in bars for about twenty years, and I always tried to limit the sound levels I was exposed to, first by cotton and then by musician's earplugs which had diaphragms that lessened the sound pressure levels without compromising the frequencies as much.
I'm not aware of having a hearing loss at this point, but when listening to MP3s on my players, I use small headphones rather than earbuds.
Also when I set the initial volume, I back it off a bit from my first inclination and in a matter of seconds I become used to that and satisfied with the lower level.
I mix up the music with softer pieces like chamber music with much less percussion and drums, to hopefully give my ears a rest from the classic rock tracks I also enjoy.
I'd be curious to read if others here try to avoid ear damage like this?
--
http://this-twisted-history.blogspot.com/
|
|
7/25/2007 12:28:07 PM
|
carebear
Posts 80
|
I went to a consert once and my ears rang for three days.
My kids go to the truch races and I know now to make them wear ear plugs.
I'll never forget that. It was miserable.
--
stay wise and be kind
|
|
7/25/2007 1:30:28 PM
|
admin
Posts 372
|
The American Medical Association (AMA) will consider recommendations to make to manufacturers, regulators and consumers on dealing with the threat of hearing loss from Apple iPods and other portable music players with in-the-ear headphones.
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) prompted the review following months of concern over the prospect of a generation of iPod users losing their hearing. Dr. Brent Edwards of the Starkey Hearing Research Center has published statistics indication that listening to an iPod with in-the-ear ear-buds with the volume turned up 90 percent of the way can harm your hearing within four minutes.
The AMA will study recommendations on technical improvements that can warn users or automatically limit dangerous volume as well as expanded public health campaigns on the dangers of environmental noise and youth-education campaigns on safer use of ear buds.
Keep those iPods TURNED DOWN  " title="Smile" />
- The Hearing Aid Forum
|
|
8/2/2007 5:37:57 AM
|
aima123
Posts 41
|
The reason why I hate going to concerts because of its too much noise. It happened before that I can't clearly hear for about 1 week after attending a concert with my friend.
You mention that once we're expose to a high volume noise we need to protect our ears? Can you recommend a best ear protector?
|
|
8/11/2007 5:24:06 PM
|
alwaysright
Posts 55
|
Our 16 yr old daughter likes to listen to her radio at night---------loud. We tell her to turn it down but we always have to go in to her room and do it after she falls asleep. It's too bad they don't have a set volume on all electronics.
|
|
8/11/2007 8:28:13 PM
|
sacback1
Posts 207
|
I know some Ipods can be pre-set to only go up to a certain level.
|
|
12/13/2009 9:16:22 AM
|
pramod bhabad
Posts 432
|
Advice to Teenagers.
1. Life is not fair: get used to it
2. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself
3. You will NOT make £30000 a year right out of high school
4. If you think your teacher is tough; wait till you get a boss!
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different name for burger flipping: opportunity.
6. If you mess up it is not your parents’ fault. Stop whining about your own mistakes and learn from them
7. Before you were born your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills and listening to you going on about how cool you are.
8. Your school may have done away with winners and losers; but LIFE HAS NOT
9. Life is not divided into terms and you don’t get summers off. Very few employers are interested in helping you to ‘find yourself. DO THAT IN YOUR OWN TIME
10. TV is not real life. In real life people have to leave the coffee shop and go to work.
11. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you will end up working for one
--
"BB Code" [ur1] [/ur1],  , , [1] [/1]
|
|
12/15/2009 11:30:22 PM
|
shiela
Posts 104
|
carebear wrote:
I went to a consert once and my ears rang for three days. My kids go to the truch races and I know now to make them wear ear plugs. I'll never forget that. It was miserable.
That same goes with me too..I just cant imagine how they are able to relate in the loud music when I am sure their heart is palpitating during the concert..
--
http://www.badcreditlaptoppurchase.com/
|
|
pages:
1 |
|---|