According to the Better Hearing Institute, hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illnesses in the United States, and noise is one of its most common causes.
Dangerous levels of noise come from two main sources:
Noisy Occupations
- firefighters
- police officers
- factory workers
- farmers
- construction workers
- military personnel
- heavy industry workers
- musicians
- entertainment industry professionals
Dangerous Recreational Activities
- video arcades
- fire crackers
- discos
- music concerts
- shooting a gun
- movie theatres
- sporting events
- motor boards
- motorcycles
- snowmobiles
- “boom cars”
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