{"id":1274,"date":"2021-07-27T17:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2021-07-27T17:51:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:51:49","slug":"what-are-the-symptoms-of-noise-induced-hearing-loss-how-can-i-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/what-are-the-symptoms-of-noise-induced-hearing-loss-how-can-i-prevent-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Symptoms of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss & How Can I Prevent It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Noise-induced hearing loss<\/a> is the second most common type of hearing loss, following an age-related hearing loss (presbycusis). It is also the most preventable type. Below we review what causes noise-induced hearing loss, how prevalent it is, what the most common symptoms are and how it can be prevented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Occur?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Within the inner ears are tiny hair cells called stereocilia. These cells are responsible for converting sound vibrations into electrical impulses that travel via the brain to the auditory nerve to be interpreted as sound. Each cell is responsible for a different frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When dangerously loud sounds pass through the ears, it can damage or destroy these hair cells. Any sound over 85 dB it thought to cause permanent sensorineural hearing loss with enough exposure. For reference, below is a list of common sounds and their average decibel outputs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n