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Hearing loss – the silent menace
Throughout our daily lives we are exposed to noise. Hearing is one of our senses that guide us through the world, but excessive noise can cause long term, irreversible damage to our hearing. Am I at risk of damaging my hearing? Depending on the type of work you do, it...
Are you suffering from Tinnitus?
If you can hear sounds that others can’t; such as a buzzing, ringing or whistling noise in your ears, it is quite possible that you are suffering from a condition called Tinnitus. What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is the perception of sound within your head that is not...
£12 million in fines for ex-police officers’ hearing loss
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has paid out £11.9 million to compensate former officers who suffered hearing damage as a result of their exposure to noise during their employment. The successful claims are based on the failure of senior officers to provide...
Man driven ‘mad’ by tinnitus murders his ex-partner, then takes own life
A 44 year old man who killed his ex-partner and then battered her son, before taking his own life, had been suffering from chronic tinnitus in the months leading up to the attacks. Vincent Nagle, threw himself from a motorway bridge in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire after...
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...
SmithKline Beecham reduce bottling noise by 5 Decibels
SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare have been praised after successfully reducing the noise output of a bottling line by 5 decibels - with the potential to increase the reduction to 10dbs over time. The company was aware that their bottling lines could be a common...
Tinnitus treatment during sleep hailed as breakthrough
There are a variety of treatments for Tinnitus on the market, but a new development claims to be able to provide relief far more quickly than other treatments. The Levo System for tinnitus therapy uses an Ipod to deliver sounds to the ears during sleep; a time when...
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...
