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Guides to Hearing Loss & TinnitusLook after your ears at festivals
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...
What is Industrial Deafness?
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...
Noise Exposure and Hearing Damage
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...
Are you suffering from hearing loss?
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...
Your responsibilities when it comes to hearing protection
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...
The Ears: How sound reaches the brain
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...
Ear Protection in the Entertainment Industry
Most of us are aware that frequent or prolonged exposure to loud noise can damage our hearing, and that once it has been damaged there is no going back to how it was in the past. Employers are aware of this, and those who employ people who are regularly exposed to...
Noise – what you need to know
Loud noise in the workplace can cause damage to people’s hearing and can also present risks to safety of all employees. The Control of Noise at Work Regulations were designed to protect employees from dangerous noise levels and the potential dangers that loud noise...
Noise Regulations
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (the Noise Regulations) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6 April 2006, except for the music and entertainment sectors where they came into force on 6 April 2008. The aim of Noise Regulations is...
Avoiding Hearing Damage through Health Surveillance
According to the Health and Safety Executive, health surveillance for hearing damage usually means: Regular hearing checks in controlled conditions Informing employees about the results of their hearing checks Keeping health records Ensuring employees are examined by...