{"id":1893,"date":"2019-12-06T10:03:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2020-11-13T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T21:37:09","slug":"make-the-holidays-bright-and-noise-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/make-the-holidays-bright-and-noise-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the Holidays Bright (and Noise-Free)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Noise is the top cause of hearing loss in Boise and Nampa<\/strong>. Unlike age-related hearing loss<\/a>, it can affect anybody\u2014even kids. Sure, potentially damaging noise can occur at a concert or sporting event, but there are some less-obvious sources, as well…such as the presents beneath your Christmas tree.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Approximately 15 percent of all Americans experience noise-induced hearing loss<\/a> (NIHL). When you\u2019re exposed to sounds exceeding 85 decibels (dB)<\/strong>, the tiny hair cells in your inner ear<\/strong> can experience permanent damage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n High frequencies are affected first, but hearing loss is progressive<\/strong>, and will only grow worse with time. The problem is especially acute in children, who are at risk for speech-language delays<\/strong> that can negatively affect their social and academic performance.<\/p>\n An estimated 30-50 million people in the U.S.<\/strong> are exposed to dangerous volume levels every day<\/strong>, including about half of all Boise and Nampa teenagers<\/strong> and young adults aged 12 to 35.<\/p>\n Fortunately, NIHL can be prevented. Wearing hearing protection<\/a> when participating in noisy activities, keeping the volume set to no more than 60 percent of maximum<\/strong> when listening to music through earbuds and headphones and taking the steps to reduce exposure to noise as much as possible are the best ways to protect your hearing.<\/p>\n Your Boise audiologist warns that many of today\u2019s most popular toys could cause your child long-term hearing damage. Tried-and-true favorites that have delighted generations of kids aren\u2019t immune; toy cap guns (105-110 dB), whistles (106 dB), keyboards (104 dB) and drums (103 dB) all make the list. Even rattles (102 dB) can be dangerous!<\/p>\n You can help preserve their hearing by discouraging them from asking Santa for the following unsafe toys<\/a> (peak dB levels are noted in parentheses):<\/p>\n If your child does receive a noisy toy from a well-meaning relative and you don\u2019t want to be a Grinch by confiscating it, you can always cover the speaker with masking or packing tape<\/strong>; this should muffle the sound enough to make it safe.<\/p>\n If the toy has a volume control, set limits on how loud your child is allowed to turn it up<\/strong> and insist they only play with it in your presence. Granted, this might make them unhappy, but cheer up: it\u2019s likely they\u2019ll outgrow that toy in a few months.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like safe gift ideas for your child that won\u2019t cause harm to their hearing, reach out to an audiologist in Boise or Nampa.<\/p>\n Boise<\/strong><\/a> Noise is the top cause of hearing loss in Boise and Nampa. Unlike age-related hearing loss, it can affect anybody\u2014even kids. Sure, potentially damaging noise can occur at a concert or sporting event, but there are some less-obvious sources, as well…such as the presents beneath your Christmas tree. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Statistics Approximately 15 percent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"14","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"208-367-3320 | There are some less-obvious sources of noise induced hearing loss, such as the presents beneath your Christmas tree.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2055,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893\/revisions\/2055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Statistics<\/h2>\n
How does noise-related hearing loss impact children?<\/h3>\n
How common is dangerous noise in Idaho?<\/h3>\n
Can noise-related hearing loss be prevented?<\/h3>\n
Keep Your Children Safe this Holiday Season<\/h2>\n
How loud are common children’s toys?<\/h3>\n
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How can you reduce toy noise volume?<\/h2>\n
\nLearn more about noise-related hearing loss:<\/h3>\n
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\nOur Boise and Nampa Office Locations<\/h3>\n
\n900 N Liberty St # 400, Boise, ID 83704
\n(208) 367-3320
\nNampa<\/strong><\/a>
\n4424 E Flamingo Ave #320, Nampa, ID 83687
\n(208) 367-3320<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"