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<\/h2>\nSound is the phenomenon of changes in air pressure that cause vibrations in the ear that the brain interprets as meaningful. Meanwhile, noise is the bothersome, undesired sound that takes a toll emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n
While most other forms of pollution are visible (think LA smog), noise pollution is invisible. However, that doesn\u2019t make it any less harmful. Hearing loss is a very real consequence<\/a> of not protecting yourself from noise pollution, but there are other negative effects of noise pollution as well. Below is an overview of what constitutes noise pollution and how you can protect yourself.<\/p>\n
<\/h2>\nSound is the phenomenon of changes in air pressure that cause vibrations in the ear that the brain interprets as meaningful. Meanwhile, noise is the bothersome, undesired sound that takes a toll emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n
Some examples of noise pollution<\/a> include:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s fairly obvious that loud noises can cause hearing damage. But there are other ways your body is affected by noise pollution, too. Excessive noise can lead to:<\/p>\n
How to Protect Yourself<\/p>\n
The best way to protect yourself against noise pollution<\/a> is to wear high-quality earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones whenever you are in an area with heavy noise pollution. You can order a set of custom earplugs from your audiologist\u2019s office for maximum comfort and protection.<\/p>\n
While most other forms of pollution are visible (think LA smog), noise pollution is invisible. However, that doesn\u2019t make it any less harmful. Hearing loss is a very real consequence of not protecting yourself from noise pollution, but there are other negative effects of noise pollution as well. Below is an overview of what constitutes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"While most other forms of pollution are visible (think LA smog), noise pollution is invisible. However, that doesn\u2019t make it any less harmful.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/househearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}