by mercuryadmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Factsheets & Guides, Tinnitus
If like many thousands of others you are planning to go and enjoy some live music this summer, be careful that you don’t unwittingly endanger your hearing. If you have ever returned from a loud festival or concert and found that your ears are still ringing then you...
by mercuryadmin | Mar 21, 2017 | Factsheets & Guides, Industrial Disease
Industrial Deafness is also known as Occupational Deafness or Noise Induced Hearing Loss. It is a condition that results in the loss of hearing – in many cases over a long period of time – which occurs as a consequence of a person’s working environment. There is a...
by mercuryadmin | Feb 28, 2017 | Factsheets & Guides, Industrial Disease, Tinnitus
Noise is measured in units called decibels, shown as the figure dB. While most sounds can nowadays be measured using sensitive machinery, the human ear can only detect sounds within a certain range of frequencies. Very high frequencies such as the noise bats make to...
by mercuryadmin | Feb 7, 2017 | Factsheets & Guides, Industrial Disease, Tinnitus
As a nation we are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of hearing loss and the fact that in almost all cases, once the hearing is damaged, the damage is irreversible. If you are concerned about your hearing, whether or not you work in a noisy environment, you...
by mercuryadmin | Dec 12, 2016 | Factsheets & Guides
It is common knowledge these days that once hearing is damaged, there is very little that can be done to make it better again. Employers in all types of occupations have a responsibility to ensure that workers are not exposed to dangerous noise levels, and to provide...
by mercuryadmin | Nov 14, 2016 | Factsheets & Guides, Industrial Disease
The human ear is made up of three distinct parts; the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear gathers sound waves, the middle ear passes them on as vibrations to the inner ear, where they are converted into nerve impulses that the brain interprets...