Whether You’re 7 or 70, Hearing Protection Is a Must! Outdoor adventures, music festivals, yard parties … these are all summer events that we look forward to all year! While soaking up the sunshine and reveling in summer fun, it’s...
Tuning In — Effective Methods for Workplace Focus
While remote work is all the rage since the pandemic threw us for a loop, some folks are back at the office. Whether you’re toiling solo in your home office, or in a high-rise with 300 coworkers, focusing can be...
April Is National Lawn and Garden Month
Celebrate by Protecting Your Hearing Spring has sprung, and so has the annual cornucopia of sounds: birds singing, children laughing, neighbors chatting — and lawn equipment. Your Loud Lawn Maintaining your burgeoning plant life is a noisy affair. Once...
Are You Protecting Your Hearing?
Fireworks and concerts might come to mind when pondering ear-busting sounds, but power tools and even some livestock can reach dangerous decibels, too. Let’s talk hearing protection, which can go a long way toward keeping harmful noise at bay. ...
Protect Your Family’s Hearing This July
If you live in Canada or the U.S., you’ll be celebrating in early July. But you’ll also be in preparation mode: Those burgers aren’t going to grill themselves, the chairs need to be set out early for this year’s parade,...
Hitting the Water? Don’t Forget These Little Gems for Ear Protection!
You’ve packed the swimsuits, floats, safety vests, caps, goggles, kids, and snacks for a summer afternoon at the lake or neighborhood pool, but what about the earplugs? These small accessories can make a big difference in keeping the good times...
Health Effects of Noise Pollution
Noise is just noise, right? You learn to tune it out and, unless it’s really loud, you don’t worry about it. You definitely wouldn’t worry about its effects on your heart — would you? As far back as 1972, awareness...
Noise Hazards on the Job: Protect Yourself!
Clang! Slam! Rizzz! Vroom! From engines running and car doors closing to sanders whirring and air compressors humming, workplace noise comes with the territory at auto shops, and some of it can prove damaging to a mechanic’s ears and hearing...
The Hunt for Hearing Protection: What You Should Know to Keep Your Ears Safe
There’s nothing like National Protect Your Hearing Month in October to bring two important passions together — hearing health and hunting. If you love being in the great outdoors to get that perfect shot, we want to help you make...
5 Ways Better Hearing Can Help Your Career
More than 10 percent of full-time employees have a diagnosed hearing problem, and another 30 percent suspect they have a problem, but have not sought treatment, according to EPIC’s Listen Hear! survey. And of those with a suspected hearing loss,...