A teen reporter from Ohio gets the story. Talk about it here. This fall when the fields and lined, the crowds are out, the band is playing and the teams are taking the field, the iHigh Broadcast Network will be there. You re right, the roof does not leak until it rains. Concerns about hearing loss with loud sound exposure may not be interesting until it happens.
Many industries have continuous loud sounds.
Some occupations with potentially damaging loud sound exposures include sawyers in shingle mills, sheet metal workers and music educators. Some of these occupations are now protected from their resultant sounds by OSHA guidelines. A tradition of just taking it because it is sissy to protect your hearing has existed. We are provided with approximately 20,000 nerve endings, called hair cells, in each ear. These act as transducers that convert mechanical motion into minute electrical impulses.