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Lifestyle That May Cause Hearing Loss
A lifestyle that may cause hearing loss
Don’t underestimate the risk of permanent damage by work in noisy environments or participate in noisy recreational hobbies.
Driving a car with open windows or a roof
- Gas engine cars produce 85 decibels of sound (Ferraris produce over 100 decibels of sound in first gear).
- The swooshing and whistling sounds of wind moving into the car add another 85 dB.
Smoking due to a heavy-metal cadmium
- Nicotine constricts blood vessels, narrowing passages for blood to be pumped through your body. The hair cells in the cochlea need a lot of oxygen to be able to move very fast. Blood is the main source of oxygen.
Flying sick
- When the pressure inside a plane changes abruptly an infection or allergy affecting your nose/throat makes it difficult to adjust to pressure changes. You are at risk of damaging your hearing.
Being overweight
- Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reviewed data revealing that women with a BMI between 30 and 34 had a 17% higher risk of hearing loss compared with those with a BMI under 25
Scuba diving
- A sudden intense change in pressure can damage the inner ear and temporarily or permanently harm your hearing. People who go deep scuba diving and return to the surface too quickly is at the greatest risk.
Listen to music at a volume louder than 60% *
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- Rock concerts are usually between 105 dB and 140 dB
- Fitness centres use volume up to 93 dB
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