Nowadays, more and more people have become health conscious, environmentally conscious and have an overall sense of being more ?life? conscious. We, as a human race, tend to care more about the earth, about ourselves and about each other than we have in the past. Maybe it?s because we have more knowledge of how to protect Mother Nature and ourselves; we know more about living a healthy lifestyle. We get regular check-ups and are able to monitor our aging. In doing so, people are living longer, more fruitful lives. But what are we doing to protect our hearing health?
Marc Bernstein and his wife Patty own a Miracle-Ear franchise in the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center in Novato, California?and offers two important recommendations to keep your ears hearing young.
1) Be proactive and wear ear protection. Don?t expose yourself to loud noises and if you are going to be somewhere where there is loud noise, wear headphones or ear plugs. Tasks you may not even realize can damage your hearing such as mowing the lawn, working with power tools and, ladies- blow-drying your hair. Maybe doing these things once can?t do much harm, however, repeatedly exposing your hearing to continuous noise over 60 decibels can do damage. Industrial and factory occupational noise brings more and more people into Miracle-Ear to be tested and fit for hearing aids. Loud impact noises above 110 decibels can also cause damage. Bernstein says, ?Very often people say, ?Oh, that was years ago? but even sitting in front of speakers at a lot of rock concerts can cause some damage, especially if their ears were ringing for a few days afterwards.? A lot of people don?t realize how much damage has occurred, so hearing protection is imperative. Today, we are much more conscious of the cause of the damage. OSHA regulations have begun to recommend ear protection when decibels rise to higher levels.
2) Keep an overall healthy lifestyle. Heart conditions, medications and even, diabetes, have been linked to hearing loss. To avoid these conditions, actively taking steps to eat right and exercise at a very early age could also promote better hearing. ?Better hearing comes an overall better quality of life with better conversations, improved relationships and a rich and healthy self confidence,? says Bernstein, who has seen dramatic changes in people who have committed to improving their hearing. ?When you don?t hear well, you tend to become isolated.?
Visit a Miracle-Ear in Novato for a free hearing test if you are 60+ or experienced something that might result in hearing loss.
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