Noise sensitivity can make life unbearable at times. Most people have some degree of noise sensitivity, and will be startled by loud bangs and find certain noises irritating. For some people though, everyday noises that most people barely notice can be excruciating to listen to and cause physical discomfort and feelings of anger. The world …
Everyone experiences some level of noise sensitivity. For certain individuals though, noise can be unbearable. Relatively quiet sounds such as conversation, the humming of a refrigerator or even your own voice can seem too loud or distorted. For other people, noises don’t necessarily seem louder than they should, but certain sounds cause stress, anxiety or …
Being woken up by loud construction noise at 8 AM on Saturday or Sunday can be very unpleasant if you’re trying to have a lie-in. However, there may be nothing you can do about it if your local council allows noisy building work at these times. There aren’t set laws for when builders can carry …
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To help us choose the hearing protection that’s right for our needs, a variety of simplified numeric attenuation ratings have been created. These ratings tell the buyer roughly how many decibels a noise will be reduced by when heard through the hearing protection (ear plugs or ear defenders). The two most common of these attenuation …
Noise in the workplace is not only a hazard, it’s also a real pain. Trying to concentrate in a workplace where music is playing, people are talking, or loud machinery is consistently running is nearly impossible. Of course, the hazards of noise in the workplace can have massive implications on your health as well as …
If you’re taking a baby under 6 months old to a noisy event such as a wedding or music festival, you will want to protect their delicate ears. This means using some hearing protection, such as ear plugs or ear defenders. There are several pairs of baby and children’s ear defenders on the market, but …
A decibel might seem like an obscure or intimidating concept, only accessible to scientists or engineers using delicate equipment. This is not the case however; decibels are simple measurements that anyone can use to keep track of the sound levels around them. A decibel (dB) is the unit of a sound’s intensity, or in other …
Sound is all around us, whether we notice it or not. Humans never experience total silence; in fact the only place where true silence can exist is in a vacuum. Our organs, the blood rushing through our veins and even our ears are constantly producing noise. While sound is a constant throughout our lives, the …
If you’ve ever worked in a noise-filled environment you may have been expected to wear hearing protection devices (HPDs) such as earplugs or noise-cancelling ear muffs. Certain environments definitely need this protection, but is there such a thing as too much hearing protection? The Law In the UK, it is the law for workplaces to …
If you’re an employer, you need to be careful to meet legal requirements for providing hearing protection if your employees are exposed to loud noises at work. Legal requirements In the UK, the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 states that employers must provide hearing protection if employees are exposed to noises averaging 85 …
