Ear Solutions

If this were five or 10 years ago, the list of tips to protect your hearing might be quite a bit smaller. But thanks to brain research and the experiences and testimonies of countless folks and hearing specialists, that list has expanded. And we’re all the better for it. Here are 6 tips to protect your hearing: 1. Take a sound check Wherever you are, be conscious of how loud your surroundings are at all times. It often strikes me how much my awareness of sound has only become more acute with a hearing loss. Unexpected sounds can jump out at you from any place at any time. Too many of us lost our hearing – or got tinnitus – because of a sudden “bing, bang, boom” or “kaboom!” that we did not anticipate or were not able to shut down soon enough – like the greatest (and loudest) rock concert we ever attended. Consider taking a sound check before you enter or leave a building or participate in loud activities, such as cutting the lawn, weed whacking, leaf blowing, snowmobiling ...