HearingSafety&Preservation

Presentedto:SRPAssociates Presented to: SRP Associates August6,2009 A t 6 2009

Alittlehumortowakeusup... A little humor to wake us up. . .

Amanwaswonderingifhiswife hadahearing g g problem.Soonenight,hestoodbehindher whileshewassittinginherloungechair. Hespokesoftlytoher, He spoke softly to her "Honey,canyouhearme?" Therewasnoresponse. Hemovedalittlecloserandsaidagain, H d littl l d id i "Honey,canyouhearme?" Still,therewasnoresponse. , p Finallyhemovedrightbehindherandsaid, "Honey,canyouhearme?" Shereplied, Forthethirdtime,Yes! She replied "For the third time Yes!"

HelenKellerhassaid... Helen Keller has said. . .

Blindness separates us from things Blindnessseparatesusfromthings, butdeafnessseparatesusfrompeople."

Letsbesmartanddoallwecanto never let hearing loss separate us lethearinglossseparateus fromthosethatweloveandspend timewith.

Howwehear... How we hear . . .

Soundwaves i f S d information i Eardrum transfersmechanicalenergy Middleearbones transfersmechanicalenergy Innerear/haircells transfershydraulicenergy Hearingnerve transferselectricalenergy Brain processesinformation p Hearingisnot Understanding. Hearing is not Understanding

Noisecauseshearingloss. Noise causes hearing loss.

Veryloudand/orcontinuousnoisecandamagethe Very loud and/or continuous noise can damage the hearingmechanisms.
Damage to ear drum (explosions, highpressure) Damagetoeardrum(explosions,high pressure) Damagetomiddleearbones(loud,highimpact) Damagetoinnerearhaircells(constant,highimpact) g ( , g p ) Questions: CutanSRPpowerlineandwhathappensdownthegrid? Plugaturbineandwhathappens?

Noiseathome Noise at home

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Noiseatwork Noise at work

Machinery Powertools Strikingtools S iki l Radios Telephones

Noiseeverywhereelse Noise everywhere else

Hunting & target shooting Hunting&targetshooting Drivingsandbuggies,otherallterrain vehicles,motorcyles,andsnowmobiles vehicles motorcyles and snowmobiles Concerts&Sportingevents Sirens Fireworks Etc.

Howcanweprotectourselves? How can we protect ourselves?

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Whatif? What if?

Imexposed whatdoIdo? p Myfamilyisexposed whatdoIdo? Mycoworkersareexposed whatdoIdo? SimpleAnswer:ReduceExposure& Wearhearingprotection! Ivelostsomehearingalready? H Howwillhearinglossaffectme,andmyincome? ill h i l ff d i ? WhatcanIdoaboutit?

FREEHearingScreeningsToday FREE Hearing Screenings Today

Iwillofferasimplehearingscreeningtodayfor I will offer a simple hearing screening today for thenext30minutes. Results: Pass (likelyo.k.,butprotectyourself) Refer (suggestfullhearingevaluation) Wheretogo?Anyhearinghealthcareoffice. PrToneisanoptionforyou. PrTone is an option for you

Questions&Answers Questions & Answers

Doesn thearinglossonlyaffect oldpeople ? Doesnt hearing loss only affect old people? No,only35%ofpeoplewithhearinglossare olderthanage64.Thereareclosetosix older than age 64 There are close to six millionpeopleintheU.S.betweentheagesof 18and44withhearingloss,andmorethan 18 and 44 with hearing loss and more than onemillionareschoolage.Hearingloss affectsallagegroups. affects all age groups

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IfIhadhearingloss,mydoctorwouldhavetold If I had hearing loss my doctor would have told me,wouldntthey? No!Only14%ofphysiciansroutinelyscreenfor No! Only 14% of physicians routinely screen for hearinglossduringaphysical.Sincemost peoplewithhearingimpairmentshearwellin people with hearing impairments hear well in aquietenvironmentlikeadoctor'soffice,it canbevirtuallyimpossibleforyourphysician can be virtually impossible for your physician torecognizetheextentofyourproblem.

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Myhearinglossisnormalformyage,isn tit? My hearing loss is normal for my age isnt it? Isn'tthisastrangewaytolookatthings?But,do yourealizethatwellmeaningdoctorstellthis you realize that well meaning doctors tell this totheirpatientseveryday?Ithappenstobe normal for overweight people to have high "normal"foroverweightpeopletohavehigh bloodpressure.Thatdoesn'tmeanthey shouldnotreceivetreatmentfortheproblem. should not receive treatment for the problem

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Mytypeofhearinglosscan tbehelped,canit? My type of hearing loss cant be helped, can it? Inthepast,manypeoplewithhearinglossinone ear,withahighfrequencyhearingloss,orwith ear with a high frequency hearing loss or with nervedamagehaveallbeentoldtheycannotbe helped,often bytheirfamilypracticephysician. helped, often by their family practice physician. Thismighthavebeentruemanyyearsago,but withmodernadvancesintechnology,nearly95% gy y ofpeoplewithanervedeafnesshearingloss can behelpedwithmodernhearingdevices.

HelenKellerhassaid... Helen Keller has said. . .

Blindness separates us from things Blindnessseparatesusfromthings, butdeafnessseparatesusfrompeople."

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