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...
by mercurylegal | Mar 8, 2016 | Tinnitus, Tinnitus Statistics
There is not usually a quick fix for tinnitus, but there are now many products and treatments available which can help to lessen the symptoms, and in some cases eradicate the issue entirely. What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is the term used for hearing sounds that are...
by mercurylegal | Feb 29, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus
If you operate a workplace where noise is suspected to be a hazard, you should conduct a risk assessment for noise, also known as a noise assessment. Do you need to perform a Noise Assessment? One of the first questions an employer has to decide is whether they need a...
by mercurylegal | Feb 22, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Sounds
If you think about dancing the night away at your favourite night-spot you’ll probably be thinking of loud music helping to create an atmosphere where inhibitions can be shed and dance-moves displayed. You might be an occasional clubber who attends only infrequently,...
by mercurylegal | Feb 15, 2016 | Industrial Disease, Tinnitus, Tinnitus Statistics
The human ear can easily be damaged by loud noises; whether the noise is continuous, such as in a nightclub or concert, or occasional such as in a foundry or call-centre, protection must be provided to any employee who is exposed to loud noises. When should hearing...
