Fulshear October 2018
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<strong>October</strong> is National Protect<br />
Your Hearing Month<br />
<strong>October</strong> is National Protect Your Hearing month. More than 36 million<br />
Americans suffer from some type of hearing loss. Contrary to what many<br />
people think, this isn’t an issue just for the older adult population: half of<br />
hearing loss sufferers in America are younger than 65. Let’s take a closer<br />
look at the causes of hearing loss and how to be proactive in protecting<br />
and preserving your hearing.<br />
Types of Hearing Loss<br />
There are three types of hearing loss. Aging is the reason most of us think<br />
of first. Hearing loss can also be caused by illness. Noise-induced hearing<br />
loss (NIHL) is the third type of hearing loss and it’s on the rise in America.<br />
We are exposed to more noise than ever before. This doesn’t mean,<br />
though, that hearing loss is inevitable. Hearing care and examinations at<br />
a hearing clinic can help protect your hearing and prevent hearing loss<br />
due to excessive noise.<br />
How We Hear<br />
How do we hear? The outer part of our ear acts as a funnel, channeling<br />
sound waves into the ear canal. There, they vibrate the ear drum and<br />
pass through to the middle ear. Within the middle ear are the three<br />
smallest bones in the human body. These tiny bones are responsible for<br />
amplifying the sounds waves before they move to the inner ear. This part<br />
of the ear is related to balance. The middle ear also contains microscopic<br />
hairs that, when vibrated, trigger the electrical impulses that are then<br />
sent to the brain from the auditory nerve, allowing us to hear.<br />
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss<br />
Noise-induced hearing loss happens with prolonged exposure to noise<br />
levels at 85 decibels or higher. When the tiny hairs in our ear canal are<br />
exposed to this level of noise over time, these hairs can become damaged.<br />
This damage is permanent. You might be surprised to find out that many<br />
noise sources that we encounter in our daily lives measure higher than 85<br />
decibels - the threshold at which noise levels start to become damaging<br />
to the ears.<br />
Hair dryers and ambulances are two such examples. Music concerts<br />
and sporting events also have noise levels above 85db. Does this mean<br />
drying your hair occasionally or going to a few football games will lead<br />
to hearing loss? Not necessarily. It’s important to talk to a trained and<br />
licensed audiologist and get a hearing assessment to make sure you’re<br />
doing what you can to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.<br />
How an Audiologist Can Help<br />
An audiologist is a state-licensed health care professional that holds a<br />
master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited university. Audiologists<br />
don’t just fit hearing aids or deal with a patients’ hearing loss after the<br />
fact - though this is an important part of their work. Audiologists are also<br />
able to design and implement a plan for you to prevent noise-induced<br />
hearing loss in the first place.<br />
Take steps this <strong>October</strong> to better protect your hearing. Get to know your<br />
audiologist and schedule a hearing assessment. If you are someone who<br />
is regularly subject to excessive noise levels, an audiologist can work<br />
with you to prevent permanent hearing damage.<br />
Soucrce: www.intermountainaudiology.com/october-national-protecthearing-month<br />
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