A single loud blast or explosion that lasts for less than 1 second can cause permanent hearing loss right away. This noise, called impulse noise or impact noise, can come from sources such as fireworks or gunfire.
Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, according to researchers.
According to an article in US News & World Report's Health Care/Patient Advice column, unsafe earbud use can potentially lead to irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss. Nearly half of teens and young adults in middle- to high-income countries don't practice safe listening with personal audio devices.
Free hearing conservation seminars to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace are scheduled in Alabama, Washington, Oregon, and Ontario throughout June around the US and Canada
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