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Kids & Teens are faced with potential hearing damage every day – at school, at home, in crowds, and in the car. However, there are precautions that can be taken to

help reduce your risk of hearing loss.

When Using Headphones

Don’t listen with headphones for more than an hour at 60% volume level. The duration of listening is just as dangerous as the volume level.

If you have to remove headphones to hear people talking, your audio source is too loud. Turn down the volume!

Give your ears a break! Every 60 minutes, take the headset off or earbuds out and give your ears some rest.

At Concerts

Sure, you’re having fun listening to your favorite music, but take a break from a loud concert every 45 minutes to an hour. Leave the venue or find a quieter area to give your ears a break.

Give your ears a few days off after a loud event. A good analogy is this: the damage done to the hair follicles in your ears is like walking on your lawn. When you walk on grass, the individual blades become bent and matted down. The blades will rise up again in time if they’re left alone, but if you continue to walk on the grass, the blades will break and die. The same is true for the hair follicles in your ears.

Wear earplugs at concerts, whether you’re the performer or in the audience. Perform-ers such as Coldplay and the Dave Mat-thews Band take their hearing seriously by wearing earplugs when they perform.

Musicians should wear earplugs at prac-tice, as well. Remember, you’re hearing is in danger regardless of how high the amps are turned up. Plus, musicians who prac-tice several times per week can be affect-ed by duration as well as volume. Not only will you be protecting your hearing, but you’ll become accustomed to wearing earplugs and to what the music sounds like with them in, which will help you sound better during performances.

Here’s a quick tip: When talking to a friend at a loud event, instead of screaming in their ear, push the tragus of their ear to

plug it (or have them do this if you don’t want to touch their ear – some friends just aren’t that close!) and closely speak, but at a normal volume. They will be able to hear everything you say clearly, their risk of hearing damage will be lessened, and their ears won’t itch or ring afterward.

At Sporting Events

Auto racing events are extremely loud and may last for hours. Whether you’re cheering on the drivers, or you’re a driver yourself, you should wear earplugs to protect against the roaring of the engines that echo through the racetrack.

If you practice skeet shooting, hunting or any other sport that involves the blasting of a gun, you are at serious risk for hearing damage. This applies to the person handling the firearm, as well as nearby observers. At an average of 140 decibels, gunshots can cause immediate and permanent damage to your hearing. Always wearing earplugs when firing a gun or standing within 50 yards of a firing line (in compliance with International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Safety Manual).

Noisy crowds can also pose a threat to your hearing - whether it’s the constant roar of a cheering crowd slowly wearing down the hair follicles in your ears or an overly-excited sports fan behind you whose screaming directly in your ear. Make sure to give your ears rest for a few days after this noise exposure, or nicely ask the individual behind you to tone it down. If all else fails, ask an usher if you can move to a different location.

In The Car

Suppose you’re cruising around in your car with friends on a beautiful summer day. The windows are down and the stereo is up – LOUD! To check the volume level, roll up the windows and turn off the car. Wait in silence for a few minutes and start the car. If you jump when the music comes on, you’ll know the volume is way too loud. Often we don’t realize how loud the music can be because of background noises or simply because we get used to it. You can monitor the volume in the same way with your home audio system.

Don’t Smoke

Smoking can also damage hearing by reducing the strength of your

cardiovascular system, which controls the blood flow in your body. If the blood supply to the nerves cells in your ears is poor, your hearing will suffer. Don’t start, or quit now!

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For more tips or information on better hearing, visit www.clearsounds.com. To learn more about our ClearSounds Teen

Hearing Challenge go to http://teen.clearsounds.com

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