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How To Look After Your Hearing As You Get Older

January 22, 2020 by Alison Leave a Comment

Your hearing is precious, and just like any other organ or body part, you aren’t going to be able to do much if you end up damaging the eardrum or canal. A loss of hearing or partial hearing loss can end up being very restrictive, so here are some tips to look after your hearing as you get older.

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Be Wary Of Headphones

Headphones can be a danger if you’re not careful and so it’s important to make sure you’re wearing the right ones for your ears that aren’t going to be too restrictive or have the ability to be too loud for your ears. There are warning signs that your phone or electronic device will give you to ensure you don’t go above the safe limit, but it’s very easy to do so once your ears get used to the level of volume it’s currently at. Try to be strict with yourself when it comes to volume levels and keep it at a safe and low volume at all times. If you find yourself turning it up, see if you can download an app or piece of software that can gradually bring down the sound to an ideal level.

Protect When Near Loud Noises

Hearing protection is essential when you’re in a role that requires you to work in an environment where there is a lot of loud noises. Making sure you’re well protected is important, so make sure that your workplace is giving you the right noise-canceling headphones or earplugs to use while you’re at work. If they’re not providing this, then they could get themselves in hot water, so be sure to tell them what’s needed. The same goes for when you’re out and about. If you’re at a music concert, for example, you might want to put some earplugs in loosely just so that your hearing is well protected.

Don’t Use Cotton Swabs

Cotton swabs, although they are actively used by many people to get wax out of their ears, they are likely doing more damage than they’re worth. Try to avoid using them where you can and go for a professional wax clean where they’ll use safer tools to retrieve the wax. There are also alternative treatments like the Chinese method of using candles that use heat to help draw out the wax. Both of these options are going to be a safer alternative than using the cotton swab method.

Try To Avoid Getting Anything In Them

Your ears are vulnerable because it’s very easy for you to get things in them. Try to avoid this where you can, especially where water is likely to seep into your ear canal or something of a liquid nature, gets in. Be wary because this is what often leads to problems with ear health and ear infections in general.

Look after your hearing, especially as you get older. Your body isn’t going to be as strong as it used to be, so it helps to look after it where possible.

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