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IS HEARING LOSS PREVENTABLE?

In most cases, hearing loss is not preventable. Hearing loss caused by injury, disease, aging or genetics cannot be prevented. However, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is preventable. Noise-induced hearing loss is caused by an intense pulse of sound such as an explosion or gunshot or regular, repeated exposure to unsafe sounds and volume levels. Common examples of this would be not wearing ear protection while attending multiple musical concerts or working in a noisy environment for work such as construction workers

There are three key factors to noise-induced hearing loss: the loudness or decibel (db) level of the sound, the proximity to loud sounds, and/or the duration of exposure.

Sounds that result in noise-induced hearing loss include any noise at or above 85 dB. The louder the sound, the less time it takes for hearing damage to occur. Additionally, the distance from the source of the sound to your ears and the length of time you are exposed to all factor in to determining the amount of damage that occurs.