{"id":128195,"date":"2023-02-02T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horendgoed.nl\/geen-onderdeel-van-een-categorie\/preventing-hearing-damage-is-how-you-do-it\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:31:52","slug":"preventing-hearing-damage-is-how-you-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horendgoed.nl\/en\/hearing-problems\/preventing-hearing-damage-is-how-you-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing hearing damage is how you do it!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearing damage, that’s the farthest thing from your mind, isn’t it? It happens to others, but not to you, of course. If you only knew how many people think like that and then end up in the chair with us…. We like that very much and of course we are happy to help you, but wouldn’t it be wiser if you just prevented it? Therefore, in this article we will tell you all about common situations that cause hearing damage and what you can do about it with hearing protection. <\/p>\n\n

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What is hearing damage anyway?<\/h2>\n\n

We speak of hearing damage when the cilia<\/a> in the ear have become damaged. These cilia cannot repair themselves, so the damage done is irreversible. The consequences are that you hear less well, become hypersensitive to sound or develop a condition such as Tinnitus<\/a>. This is why it is so important to be aware of the situations in which this can occur and the ways to prevent it. <\/p>\n\n

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How do you get hearing damage?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hearing damage occurs when you are exposed to a certain volume of sound for a certain amount of time. The louder the sound, the sooner you sustain damage. In fact, above 100 dB, this can happen right away! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Hearing protection and SNR<\/h2>\n\n

The easiest way to prevent hearing damage is to wear the proper hearing protection in situations that call for it, basically always when the noise level is above 80 dB but especially when it is above 90 dB. Hearing protectors have an SNR value, which stands for Single Number Rating, which indicates how much the sound is attenuated. An SNR value of 25 decibels means that when wearing these hearing protectors, you are left with 75 dB of ambient noise at 100 dB. <\/p>\n\n

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Common situations<\/h2>\n\n
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At work<\/h3>\n\n

In certain cases, you can probably easily imagine this. A construction worker, a bartender in a club…. sounds logical right? But even in the office, unfortunately, you are not completely safe. Especially in open-plan offices, people are exposed to a lot of ambient noise for a long time, and they often don’t even realize it. There are different types of hearing protection available for various professions. From 80 dB of ambient noise the employer is obliged to make them available, and from 83 dB the employee is also obliged to wear them. Below that, it remains sensible and is also nice and quiet! <\/p>\n\n

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Tip: Install a decibel-meter app on your phone. Although these are not 100% accurate they give a good indication. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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