PLC Loggers Voice Spring 2019
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Listen Up: Protecting your hearing on the Job<br />
Can you answer “YES” to one or more of the<br />
following?<br />
▪After a day of work, does it sound like people are<br />
talking to you through a pillow or under water?<br />
▪Do your ears ever feel “full” or “stopped up” after<br />
working near a loud noise?<br />
▪Do they hurt at the end of a work day?<br />
▪Are family members or roommates hollering at you to<br />
turn down the TV?<br />
▪Is your spouse or significant other often accusing you<br />
of not listening?<br />
If you identify with any of the first four questions,<br />
you may be suffering from hearing loss. If you answered<br />
“yes” to question 5, that could be hearing related. You<br />
may also be having relationship troubles, and that’s a<br />
whole other ball of wax (pun intended). One way to find<br />
out is to have your hearing checked at the free logger<br />
health exams being offered this spring through the Maine<br />
Logger Health and Safety Study (see schedule at the end<br />
Hearing Continued Page 32<br />
The Logger’s <strong>Voice</strong> ▪ <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 31
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