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High noise
levels are well known to be injurious to your hearing. Any noise levels
of over 90 |
| decibels,
if endured over a period of time, may cause permanent damage to the tiny
"hair |
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cells"
in your inner ear or cochlea . Noises above around 115 decibels may cause
permanent |
| damage
after even brief exposures. Exposure to noise damage IS avoidable. |
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At Hearing
Solutions we advise on prevention measures. |
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Preventive
Practices
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A major
cause of hearing loss is what the textbooks call presbycusis, or age related
hearing |
| loss. Most
people are led to believe that hearing loss with age is inevitable. |
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We at Hearing
Solutions disagree that presbycusis is inevitable. Unfortunately,
once you've |
| developed
a hearing loss of the sensorineural ("nerve deafness") type, there
is nothing you can |
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do to
reverse it. However, we believe that it is possible for many of us to prevent
it from worsening, |
| provided
we are prepared to change, perhaps quite drastically, aspects of our life-style.
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The research
evidence supports our view. Our research reveals that nutrition plays a
critical part |
| in our
ability to maintain good hearing, and is directly correlated with the health
of our |
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cardiovascular
system. This is our firm conclusion following Dr Will Tonisson's analysis
of |
| the scientific
research over the past 30-40 years. At your consultation, ask for Dr Tonisson's
paper |
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presented
at the American Academy of Audiology Conference in Chicago, March 15-19,
2000. |
| Alternatively,
contact us for a copy by email. |
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Preventive
Practices
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| Advice
on nutritional strategies for maintaining optimal hearing is a part of our
prevention services. |
