by mercurylegal | Jun 6, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Uncategorized
Tinnitus is the perception of sound within your ears, or head, that isn’t caused by any external source. There are two main types; Subjective Tinnitus where sounds can only be heard by the sufferer, and Objective Tinnitus where the sound can be heard by the sufferer...
by mercurylegal | May 10, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Uncategorized
Festival-goers and concert attendees might not be aware that noise levels around the stages at music festivals and at some concerts and nightclubs can reach 110 decibels or more; that’s similar to standing next to a pneumatic drill working at full bore. Spending too...
by mercurylegal | Apr 18, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus
Acoustic Trauma is an injury to the inner ear that can often be caused by exposure to a single, very loud noise (such as a gun shot, or explosion) or long-term exposure to noise at a lower, but still high volume. It can also be caused by a serious head injury if the...
by mercurylegal | Apr 4, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus
Sound waves are made up from the vibration of thousands of air molecules. In low frequency sounds, these waves are quite far apart, whereas high frequency sounds have waves that are bunched together far more tightly. Sound waves are funnelled through the outer ear...
by mercurylegal | Mar 21, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Sounds, Tinnitus Statistics
Sound and noise are a part of everyone’s everyday life, but loud noise can be bad for your hearing. Whether you are young or old, once your hearing has become damaged it is very unlikely that you will ever enjoy good hearing again, but how do you know if you are at...
by mercurylegal | Mar 14, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Sounds
One of the treatments that have been found to assist sufferers of Tinnitus in minimising or at least reducing the discomfort is the use of White Noise. White noise is a type of noise that is produced by combining sounds of all different frequencies together. If you...
