Noise Interferes With Hearing

Noise is defined in the dictionary as “any loud, discordant or disagreeable sound”. Oftentimes we get to experience noise in almost every way possible. When we wake up in the morning, the blaring sound of the alarm clock goes on to make us get up and out of bed. When we get to eat breakfast, we hear a somewhat unusual conversation by people over breakfast arguing over something. When we ride our car or any vehicle to transport us to our workplace or to school, we get to witness the loud sound of engines or some wind noise. When we reach our destination, we are faced with a lot of noises, be it in the form of calls through the phone or music through our iPods. We hear loud conversations among people, some even shouting in an uproar. All these and more are our daily dose of noise in our normal lives. Somehow, noise pollution is tagged to be normal since we really cannot experience right away its adverse effects. It is when we start to experience a ringing in the ears even when it is clearly dead silent that makes us worry about such.

At the moment when noise interferes with hearing, let us be considerate and take the necessary steps to take care of our auditory nerves. Failure to do such leads to a disorder more commonly referred to as “tinnitus”. This disorder gives out a sensation of hearing sounds even if there is none. These sounds that are referred to here often relate to that of a thumping in your ears or it’s as if you have buzzing ears ringing. Such sounds can only be heard by you and may sometimes lead to more annoying and painful experiences.

When we come to speak of the subject on noise, people somehow forget or ignore it. Noise is perhaps the most common occupational and environmental hazard as of today. It can be described or further explained in terms of intensity. How much a person perceives its loudness is referred to as intensity while how a person perceives its pitch is referred to as frequency. Both the intensity and frequency of a noise exposure determine the potential damage to the auditory nerve. Even sounds perceived as comfortably loud or bearable noise can be harmful.

Now that we have established that noise is harmful and exposure to such could cause tinnitus, let us arm ourselves against such by knowing how to protect ourselves from it. Firstly, always be aware of the current level of sound or noise you may be exposed to. Most of the time, noise interferes with hearing and you may have that notion that the level of noise is still okay since it is bearable. Again, be conscious of your surroundings. Wear earplugs in noisy places. This will help you lessen the exposure of your auditory nerve to extreme noise. Turn down the volume of stereos, and as much as possible, avoid frequent usage of iPods, headphones and other similar gadgets.

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