Grandma worked in a cotton mill north from Manchester (1950’s, 1960’s …) As a kid I visited her at work … it was loud! When she retired, she received a congrats letter from her colleague‘s. I did not understand one word! 😬 Due to the noise whilst working, they shortened their sentences and even cut the words as they conversed with each other. This formed a new kind of slang-language which influenced the northern English accent. Later on in life when I visited her and realised, she didn‘t understand me, due to „deafness“, I shouted the shortened sentences as I had understood them … it worked! 😊 R.I.P Grandma!
A few notes: 1. As the guy who put together the original training modules for Howard Leight, the inventor of the bell-shaped foam earplug, I must say that this is the best, smoothest, most complete and succinct presentation on hearing protection I’ve ever seen! Loved it! 2. Nowadays, you’d never use a polyurethane or pvc earplug since Howard’s sustainable, biobased earplugs have made them obsolete. 3. A bit of Howard Leight trivia: It was Howard’s dad, Charlie Leight, who discovered and popularized the insertion method of pulling on the pinna. Well done!!
This is a terrific TEDx talk. Thank you for presenting on this important topic. Solid and useable advice. You only get one set of ears, folks. Treat them kindly. Once you have lost it - watch my TEDx talk about "what you don't know about hearing aids."
All the gym rats are going to be deaf. Definitely (no pun intended) setting that decibel level on my phone or wearing earplugs at the gym, the place is just so loud
This video brings attention to the importance of protecting our hearing, and the potential long-term consequences of not doing so. As Kimberly H. Deason explains, hearing loss can have a significant impact on our overall quality of life, and it's important to take steps to protect our hearing while we still can. From wearing earplugs at concerts and loud events, to limiting our exposure to loud noises in general, there are many ways we can reduce the risk of hearing loss. This video is a valuable reminder that our hearing is a precious and fragile sense, and we should take care to protect it as much as possible. If you're looking for practical tips on how to preserve your hearing, this video is a great resource.
I have noticed that almost every church has gone to this rediculously loud music ! I literally and purposely wait until the “ praise and worship “ part of church is over before I go in now and because I know there will be a loud sound or two at the end I have ear plugs for that. It has become rediculous and at CHURCH OF ALL PLACES ! I am a dental hygienist and I use a machine called a cavitron it gives off a high pitched squeal , I have started using ear plugs any time I use this machine now.. I’m 63 and don’t want to push my luck..
Great video and it also opens a can of worms for the hearing aid market which includes audiologists and hearing makers etc. The point being is they all focus on speech. Yes, a good thing, but no one seems to have any facts on or talks about the decibel level folks can withstand that have hearing damage. I suspect it's now less than 80 or 85. So the outcome is that folks get hearing aids to listen in noisy restaurants or even to go to a movie are up against new problems. While they can hear what's going on they are still be exposed to high levels of sound. Going to a movie now means using hearing protection but then the next issue they dont discuss is that as you get used to your hearing aids your brain adjusts to that so your normal hearing is now worse or perceived as that. So the end of the day this keeps the hearing biz growing and while they are helping they could be hurting. The hearing industry needs to widen its horizons and treat full hearing loss not just speech frequencies. The fact that a musician like myself and figure this out is scary.
Thank you so much for this! I am completely blind since birth and haven't realized the full danger of hearing loss until watching this video. This was truly eye-opening, because I couldn't bear losing my favorite sense or part of it. I will implement your suggestions
@@GurjinderSingh12390 well, blind people don't usually change their vocabulary concerning sighted things like watching. But after re-reading the comment, I rather had to laugh about me using the word eye-opening;)
@@vocal_lilly9799 Wow, you can type and read comments? Amazing! Is it not a 100% loss or do you use some kind of device? Hearing is important, take care, thanks for sharing your comment ♥️
Now study hypersensitive hearing please. I'd love for my ears to be less sensitive but in 30 years of loud headphone usage it's not diminished at all 😂
Get musicians earplugs or noise cancelling headphones - try to change your evnironment to be more quiet. I also have hypersensitive hearing but I don't mind it and I actually value it. It makes me not tolerate harmful noises. I think you should treat it the same - not try to get rid of it with loud noises.
The version of you that exists in the future deserves your belief.the version of you that exists right now deserves to be celebrated for all that you do.
In general, if you are standing an arm distance from someone and you have to raise your voice to have a normal conversation - the background noise is more than likely 85 dB or higher
@huldagieshubler804 " I had to skip the theory part and go to the to do rules, " No, you didn't have to. You CHOSE to. So you missed it. That's how that works.
I will totally wear earplugs for loud situations. I’ve been ripping corners off my napkin, balling it up, & stuff it in my ears at concerts for a while now. It just dampens the sound but for something really loud like a concert, it’s just right.
@sumernoel1553 " It just dampens the sound but for something really loud like a concert, it’s just right." No, it's not right at all. It's a false friend. It makes you think you are doing enough, but you are NOT doing enough. Is it better than nothing? Maybe. Maybe not. More likely, it's giving you a false sense of security.
@ericrayblankenship5018 "Head phones +Morgan wallen = hearing gonna be destroyed!!!" Your equation is missing a couple of terms. Please allow me to fix that for you: Head phones +Morgan wallen + immaturity + stupidity = hearing destroyed, and bragging about it as if it's a good thing. /smh/
@user-su3df5vc5g "i can't hear her?" Are you asking something? Or stating something? Do you know the difference? Were you never taught how to use question marks?
This just made me remember turning my music on my headset louder, instead of wearing the hearing protection that was handed out while there was construction work in the office
Loved it, but what do we teachers do, that work in the nursery and with the 3-6 year olds?! 🙈 Especially the older ones seem to arrive loud, remain oud most throughout the day and leave me daily with ears that just want to collaps... "sigh" Already have tinitus in both ears and well, nursery is ok, but on days when I have to help out with the older children, my ears won't stop ringing... 😩
I know crying babies can be so loud. There are earplugs that bock the higher frequencies but allow the lower one to flow through. You can hear communication through them.
@@kimdeason5990 - yes, I know about those, thank you! The little ones are happy enough with us to not cry so much, but they have recently discovered those high pitch, very loud screams or squeals, lol, and oh, those frequencies are just too much for our poor ears! 🙈 But we now have established a "scream zone" - we told them that if they want to really scream and squeal, they can go next door and close the door and have at it 😁 So now the 3-year olds approach us, let us know they want to scream, go next door, yell to their heart's content and leave the room afterwards, smiling from ear to ear... Don't know if this will solve anything, but they want to scream, are happy they are being given the space for it and our ears get a break... Is it normal though, this need to scream, squeak & squeal?!
That picture of the internal structure of the ear hearing mechanism left me feeling like, surely there is no creator for that! its a mere random evolution starting with a bacteria that decided to be a fish, hoping to be a human soon
With constant online lecture and then asmr at night for a good sleep I was feeling like I was already overburdening them so much... Thank u so much for this... Our senses are precious you guys... Gonna be more careful now ❣️💯
