| Hearing protection is absolutely imperative to the | | | | long-term, irreversible hearing damage. Alongside |
| lasting health of your inner ear. Although it may | | | | the danger of exposure to loud noise, there are |
| not seem it, your quality of hearing is jeopardised | | | | other factors which can impact upon your |
| on a regular basis and by volumes which are | | | | auditory health: such as the risk of infection when |
| considerably lower than you may have initially | | | | swimming or following an operation on the ear |
| thought. Whether through exposure to loud music, | | | | canal. There are simple measures that can be |
| power tools, heavy machinery or even just | | | | taken in order to protect your ears with minimum |
| prolonged exposure to traffic: it is disconcertingly | | | | fuss: notably the use of specialised hearing and |
| easy for neglect of auditory health to result in | | | | inner protection. |