vendredi 17 janvier 2014

Hobbies That Lead To Hearing Loss: Recreational Shooting

By Rey Vetangelo


Hearing loss can be such a subtle loss that you probably aren't even noticing. Maybe as a kid you always listened to your headphones much louder than you should have. Maybe you grew up in a loud area, always working around heavy machinery or loud speakers.

The most important thing to remember when you are having social or other hearing loss challenges is to remember that you are not alone in your challenges.

Many may be aware, but few can truly fathom the amount of damage that the concussive sound of a gunshot can do to the human ear. When a firearm shoots, whether it is a pistol, shotgun, or rifle, the sound emanating from the weapons is justifiably labeled as deafening.

Exposure to high decibels produced by gunshots does damage to mechanisms and biological workings of the inner ear. These inner workings are composed of what is commonly referred to as the ear drum.

Communication difficulties can lead to social isolation.Communication hardships can also have an effect on self-image and worth.Social issues seem to appear more often when there is a mild to moderate hearing loss than when there is a severe loss.

Many people know about the basic causes of hearing loss such as inner ear damage from aging or even long exposure to loud noises and sounds. Other causes are due to things such as earwax buildup, irregular growth of the bone, tumors, and even ear infections.

When damage to the ear drum is present, the vibrations of sound from the outside world cannot be picked up and deciphered by the inner ear, and therefor can lead to hearing loss in the individual. While there are multiple ways in which a person who is suffering from hearing loss can find services to improve their situation, such as hearing aids and hearing loss phones, the better method of treatment for hearing loss is total prevention.

Often times, expensive implants or amplification systems can be expensive options. If the problem is just earwax blockage, then cheap ear cleaners can be bought for less than $10.00 at your local supermarket. Another great option is something called the Caption call. Caption Call is a captioned telephone service that helps with people with hearing loss. It displays what the person on the phone is saying so you can read from a screen what they are saying if you are hard of hearing.

Of course there is no one answer that will automatically solve the problems of those who struggle with hearing loss, but there are some answers for what they and others can do to help them get through those struggles.




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