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May Is Better Hearing Month!

May Is Better Hearing Month: Spring Into It With Less Noise, More Joy

May 1, 2019

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Hearing Health Hearing Loss Hearing Protection Tips & Tricks
  • Tags: hearing health Hearing Loss hearing protection loud sounds loud volume noise noise exposure

Ahhh, spring! As power tools whir, ball games bloom, and concerts sprout, are your ears protected from the louder sounds of the season? Some noises pack a bigger punch than your ears should take, so for Better Hearing Month this May, we’re sharing three quick tips to keep harmful volumes at bay. TURN DOWN THE […]

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Invigorating exercise + happy ears = win-win.

Making Moves — and Protecting Your Hearing, Too

December 1, 2018

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Loss Hearing Protection Tips & Tricks
  • Tags: Custom Hearing Protection Gym Hurting Your Ears Protect Your Hearing Working Out

Planning to bust some moves at the gym as part of your 2019 goals? You’re not alone. As a tried-and-true strategy for losing weight, feeling more fit, or simply stepping up physical activity for overall wellness, working out is a perennially popular New Year’s resolution, and exercise classes can be a fun way to fit […]

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Noise Is Bad for My Heart? How Noise Pollution Affects Your Health

Health Effects of Noise Pollution

June 1, 2018

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Hearing Health Hearing Loss Hearing Protection

Noise is just noise, right? You learn to tune it out and, unless it’s really loud, you don’t worry about it. You definitely wouldn’t worry about its effects on your heart — would you? As far back as 1972, awareness of the adverse health effects of noise pollution was so strong that the U.S. Environmental […]

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Celebrate Lawn & Garden Month by Protecting Your Hearing

April Is National Lawn and Garden Month

April 15, 2018

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Health Hearing Loss Hearing Protection
  • Tags: hearing protection lawn and garden month noise-induced hearing loss protect hearing

Celebrate by Protecting Your Hearing Spring has sprung, and so has the annual spring cornucopia of sounds: birds singing, children laughing, neighbors chatting — and lawn equipment. Maintaining your burgeoning plant life is a noisy affair. Once you’ve used the mower, leaf blower, chain saw, and string trimmer, your ears have put up with quite […]

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Embrace spring, not hearing loss

Unique Sounds of Country Living Can Harm Your Hearing

March 21, 2018

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Loss Hearing Protection

Now that spring is here and you’re spending more time enjoying the outdoors and other recreational activities, ensure these sources of rural noise pollution don’t damage your hearing health.   Farm Equipment It’s no secret that tractors and plows are noisy, but did you know the sounds they produce are loud enough to damage your […]

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How to keep your ears safe on the job

Noise Hazards on the Job: Protect Yourself!

November 1, 2017

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Health Hearing Loss Hearing Protection

Clang! Slam! Rizzz! Vroom! From engines running and car doors closing to sanders whirring and air compressors humming, workplace noise comes with the territory at auto shops, and some of it can prove damaging to a mechanic’s ears and hearing health. An estimated 22 million American workers across various industries experience dangerous sound levels, according […]

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How to keep your ears safe when hunting

The Hunt for Hearing Protection: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Ears Safe

October 15, 2017

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Health Hearing Loss Hearing Protection

You have a passion for hunting and/or shooting, and we have a passion for hearing. Our two interests come together during National Protect Your Hearing Month, celebrated in October. To keep being a sharp shooter, you have to protect your hearing. Here’s what you need to know about your hearing and protection options as a […]

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Better Hearing Can Help Your Career

5 Ways Better Hearing Can Help Your Career

October 1, 2017

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Hearing Health Hearing Loss Hearing Loss Stigmas Hearing Protection

More than 10 percent of full-time employees have a diagnosed hearing problem, and another 30 percent suspect they have a problem, but have not sought treatment, according to EPIC’s Listen Hear! survey. And of those with a suspected hearing loss, nearly all report that this hearing loss impacts them on the job, with complaints ranging […]

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The Best Offense Is a Good Defense

Football Fans! Here’s to Your Best (Hearing) Season Yet

September 19, 2017

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Health Hearing Protection

Loud NFL stadiums have become a source of pride for fans and teams across the country. But with stadium noise exceeding safe decibel (sound pressure) levels, it’s also a source of hearing loss. Cheering fans can push decibel (dB) levels well into the hundreds. At these levels, it only takes 1 to 15 minutes for […]

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Hear Happy This Fourth

Dos and Don’ts for Taking Little Ones to See Fireworks

June 15, 2017

  • Posted By: Southside Hearing Center
  • Categories: Hearing Protection Tips & Tricks

If you have a newborn in the family, here’s what you need to know about Little One’s ears and fireworks. Every detail of your family’s Fourth has been planned to a “T,” from the neighborhood barbecue to staking out the perfect spot to watch fireworks. But there’s one more thing to do: Grab Baby’s hearing […]

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