3 tips for protecting your children’s hearing
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http://budurl.com/hposfboyntonweb When most people think of hearing impairment, the elderly are the first to come to mind.TRANSCRIPT
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3 Tips for Protecting Your Children’s Hearing
When most people think of hearing
impairment, the elderly are the first
to come to mind. Unfortunately,
hearing damage can happen at any
age, and it’s important to protect
the ears of the young to avoid
unnecessary hearing loss. This is
especially important because
children have very sensitive ears that can be permanently
damaged with extended exposure to noise. Follow these 3 tips to
protect your children’s hearing in loud circumstances.
1. The best prevention is to stay away from extremely loud
situations. Keep your children out of these types of situations if at
all possible. If you’re going to a rock-n-roll show, pay the extra
money for a babysitter so your kids won’t be exposed to
prolonged noise at a high decibel level. Plus, you’ll have a more
enjoyable experience without kids in tow. If you must have a
child in a situation with high noise levels, do use ear plugs. Plugs
or ear muffs are a recommended type of protection. For example,
kids should wear ear plugs to a 4th of July fireworks show or if
they’re visiting a construction site, or even a field trip to the
symphony. If you’re at an event with loudspeakers, avoid sitting
next to them and give your children ear plugs or ear muffs.
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2. Set all children’s toys with speakers to the lowest setting.
Children can damage their hearing by holding the toys near their
ears with the volume turned up all the way.
3. Limit the volume on headphones that children wear. Especially
if they’re using them for extended periods of time, the
headphones can damage hearing. Consider doing quiet activities
on airplanes and road trips instead of turning up the volume on
the headphones to hear a movie over the outside noise.