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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related MedlinePlus Page: Noise
Related MedlinePlus Page: Noise
10/31/2013 08:55 AM EDT
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Noise is all around you, from televisions and radios to lawn mowers and washing machines. Normally, you hear these sounds at safe levels that don't affect hearing. But sounds that are too loud or loud sounds over a long time are harmful. They can damage sensitive structures of the inner ear and cause noise-induced hearing loss.
More than 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous sound levels on a regular basis. Hazardous sound levels are louder than 80 decibels. That's not as loud as traffic on a busy street. Listening to loud music, especially on headphones, is a common cause of noise-induced hearing loss. You can protect your hearing by
More than 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous sound levels on a regular basis. Hazardous sound levels are louder than 80 decibels. That's not as loud as traffic on a busy street. Listening to loud music, especially on headphones, is a common cause of noise-induced hearing loss. You can protect your hearing by
- Keeping the volume down when listening to music
- Wearing earplugs when using loud equipment
NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Noise is the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Start Here
- Hearing: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Noise Meter(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
- Also available in Spanish
Overviews
- Noise
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- Noise Pollution(Environmental Protection Agency)
Latest News
- Health Tip: Is the Noise Too Loud?(09/25/2013, HealthDay)
Prevention/Screening
- It's a Noisy Planet, Protect Their Hearing
- Lessons in Shooter Safety
Specific Conditions
CAP the Noise to Save Your Hearing(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- NIOSH Power Tools Database(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Noise in Health Clubs(Center for Hearing and Communication)
- Noise in the Home(Center for Hearing and Communication)
- Noise in the Workplace(Center for Hearing and Communication)
- Wise Ears! At Work
- Also available in Spanish
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Related Issues
- Keeping the Noise Down: Highway Traffic Noise Barriers(Federal Highway Administration)
- Noise and Health(Center for Hearing and Communication)
- Noise and Music(Center for Hearing and Communication)
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Health Check Tools
- Interactive Sound Ruler
- Loudness Scale(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Image of the Inner Ear
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Noise
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Research
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Strategies for improving communication in the emergency department: mediums and...
- Article: Effects of ultrasonic noise on the human body-a bibliographic review.
- Article: Noise and health in vulnerable groups: a review.
- Noise -- see more articles
- Noise induced hearing loss -- see more articles
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Organizations
Statistics
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss among Adults
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MedlinePlus Magazine
Children
- Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?(Nemours Foundation)
- Children and Noise(Center for Hearing and Communication)
- Classroom Acoustics(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
- It's a Noisy Planet, Protect Their Hearing
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Noisy Toys(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
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Teenagers
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Protect Kids' Hearing
- Protecting Your Ears(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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Patient Handouts
- Acoustic trauma
- Also available in Spanish
- Hearing loss and music
- Also available in Spanish
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