{"id":1633,"date":"2020-02-20T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entofga.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2020-02-20T16:03:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:03:14","slug":"hearing-hazards-in-the-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entofga.com\/hearing-hazards-in-the-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Hazards in the Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Noise induced hearing loss<\/a> (NIHL) can be caused by one-time exposure to an extremely loud sound, like an explosion, or prolonged exposure to moderate noise. OSHA reports that any sound over 85 dB \u2013 about the volume of highway traffic \u2013 can cause permanent hearing damage after just 15 minutes of exposure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nNational Institutes for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)\nreports that as many as 24 percent of Americans under the age of 70<\/a> have some level of NIHL. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your inner ear\ncontains tiny hair cells called stereocilia that convert soundwaves to electric\nimpulses, which are then translated by your brain as sound. Loud noises can\ncause these hair cells to die, and once they do, they cannot regenerate. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Causes Noise Induced Hearing Loss? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Household Noises Are Dangerous? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n