Research shows that the typical noise environment in schools puts teachers at an increased risk of hearing loss. Noisy gymnasiums, excited classroom chatter, bells ringing, lockers slamming shut – it all adds up to the potential for noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace for today’s educators. Traditionally, such studies have looked at professions in the […]
Loud noises – they don’t do a body good. Everyone knows that excessive noise levels are bad for our hearing, but most people don’t realize the negative impact they can have on our overall health. Hearing Associates in Mason City, Iowa reminds you that permanent hearing loss can occur when we’re exposed to noise levels […]
With harvest season quickly approaching, it’s time to pay attention to a hidden job hazard among farmers: hearing loss. Decades spent working on and near loud farming equipment – tractors, combines, skid loaders, you name it – leads to many cases of noise-related hearing loss. Nationwide estimates suggest up to three-quarters of the country’s 13 […]
