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You\u2019re most likely to experience noise-induced hearing loss<\/a> due to hazardous noise exposure on the job. In fact, approximately 7% of the population<\/a> is at risk of occupational hearing loss. In this post, we review how loud sounds damage your ears, what professions are most at risk and what you can do to protect your hearing.<\/p>\n

How Loud Sounds Damage Your Ears\"A<\/h2>\n

The inner ear contains the cochlea, which is a snail-shaped organ lined with tiny hair cells called stereocilia. The stereocilia\u2019s job is to convert incoming soundwaves into electrical energy that the brain interprets as sound.<\/p>\n

When dangerously loud sounds pass through the ears, it can damage or destroy the stereocilia, and any damage is permanent. The result is sensorineural hearing loss.<\/p>\n

The threshold that is considered safe for a workday is 85 dB \u2013 about the volume of passing highway traffic. Anything louder can cause damage to your ears over a period of eight hours or less. The louder the noise, the quicker it can cause damage.<\/p>\n

What Professions Are Most at Risk?<\/h2>\n

One study called \u201cOccupational noise exposure: A review of its effects, epidemiology, and impact with recommendations for reducing its burden\u201d and published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America <\/em>in 2019 examined which professions are most at risk of noise-induced hearing loss.<\/p>\n

The researchers found:<\/p>\n