Even an innocent-looking baby rattle registers at 110 decibels, causing hearing problems in about one minute. We've always associated hearing loss with older people, that's no longer true. It is serious because the end result of noise pollution can be hearing loss. Unfortunately this hearing loss is a permanent loss. Once that your ears are damaged by noise they will not recover.
Younger people are the target of a revolutionary new hearing aid.
We're hoping that the Songbird actually will encourage people to come in at a much younger age in order to have their hearing tested if they suspect they're having a problem. Rodney Bollinger can testify to what a difference a hearing aid makes. He never realized how much of the world was silently passing by. I've got an appointment to hear the crickets tonight. The Songbird is the only disposable hearing aid on the market.