| The famous mythical use of ear plugs was in the | | | | harmful noise at work hastens the degeneration of the |
| Odyssey. Odysseus packed his ears with wax to | | | | Corti. The degeneration process spreads to the other |
| avoid hearing the destructive songs of the sirens | | | | parts of the inner ear. Since symptoms are not always |
| during his voyage back home. Today the use of | | | | accompanied by pain, it is always too late to save the |
| earplugs is not as dramatic. These are used to avert | | | | situation. |
| the irreversible damage of hearing loss caused by a | | | | The symptoms of hearing loss are varied: |
| noisy environment. | | | | • Inability to detect low and high pitched |
| Hearing problems and other impairment are caused by | | | | sounds |
| various factors. These could be congenital, caused by | | | | • Louder TV volume |
| the aging process, drug induced, or the result of illness. | | | | • Louder speaking voice |
| However, there are also causes for hearing loss that | | | | • Ringing and hissing in the ears alerts you to |
| could have been averted-noise. It is estimated that | | | | ear problems and hearing loss. |
| billions of people all over the world are suffering from | | | | • Difficulty understanding what others are |
| hearing loss or impairment. In 1998, over 509,000 people | | | | saying |
| in Britain alone suffered hearing loss due to their past | | | | • Pain in the ear |
| work in industrial sites. | | | | • Presence of pus and leaking fluid |
| The figure alone is overwhelming considering the sheer | | | | If you or a loved one exhibits any of these symptoms, |
| number of the workforce in related industries. Disability | | | | have an audiologist assess the extent of the auditory |
| pay for hearing loss is grown to alarming proportions | | | | damage. |
| prompting remedial solutions to the problem in the | | | | How to Protect Your Hearing |
| workplace. Industries have mitigated the problem with | | | | To protect your hearing, use ear plugs on the way to |
| noise reduction efforts and the recommended use of | | | | work or school and at work when industrial noise is |
| ear plugs during industrial activities. | | | | unavoidable. There are varying kinds of anti-noise plugs |
| What Affects Your Hearing? | | | | for adults and children and these are affordable and |
| In the U.S., 10 million Americans have hearing loss | | | | some are disposable. Custom-made ear plugs can |
| caused by occupational noise but the figure also | | | | also be ordered if it is for permanent use at work. |
| includes children and teens. Teenagers are more | | | | Since hearing loss is irreversible, it is best to protect |
| susceptible to dangerous levels of noise at clubs and | | | | yourself and you family and pts from the onslaught of |
| sports events. The excessive use of the portable | | | | noise at work and play with the use of noise canceling |
| music players with in-ear headphones are to be | | | | devices. |
| blamed also for the rise in hearing loss among teens. | | | | Instruct teens at home to lower the volume of their |
| The use of earplugs has to be advocated to save | | | | portable players, TVs and other noise-inducing |
| people from noise induced deafness. | | | | entertainment devices. Let everybody wear earplugs |
| The damage to the inner ear caused by harmful noise | | | | when vacuuming and doing the laundry to prevent |
| are sometime very difficult to detect. But once | | | | gradual hearing loss. |
| exposed to dangerous noise levels, our Corti, the inner | | | | Earplugs are the latest in noise cancellation. Various |
| ear organ, is dislocated from its position. Lesions | | | | ear plugs can be recommended for unique |
| appear to indicate damage. The daily exposure to | | | | requirements at Earplug Shop. |