Noise in the Workplace<\/h2>\n
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Noise<\/a> is a leading cause of hearing loss for people of all ages.<\/p>\n Experts believe 22 million workers in Albany and across the country are exposed to dangerous noise levels at work.<\/p>\n Hearing damage can occur in the following instances:<\/p>\n The safe listening threshold for sounds is 85 decibels (dB).<\/p>\n You can be exposed to noise at this level for eight hours before harm to your hearing occurs.<\/p>\n But for each additional 3 dB of noise, your safe exposure time is cut in half.<\/p>\n Therefore, at 100 dB, you only have about fifteen minutes before irreversible hearing loss can set in.<\/p>\n Earplugs are an effective preventative tool when you are going to a concert or sporting event, riding a motorcycle or participating in another noisy activity.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a little harder to be proactive at work; OSHA<\/a> mandates that your employer provide hearing protection if you work in a noisy environment, but enforcement is difficult.<\/p>\n The following jobs in Albany are considered high-risk for hearing loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you work in a high-risk profession in Albany, talk to your employer to learn about safety measures being implemented.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also advisable to make hearing evaluations<\/a> a regular part of your routine health checkups.<\/p>\n Albany<\/strong><\/a> Punching the timeclock pays the bills, but it could be costing you in terms of your hearing. According to your Albany audiologist, many workers in Albany are exposed to on-the-job noise; certain occupations are riskier than others and may pose a long-term hearing threat. Noise in the Workplace Noise is a leading cause of hearing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"518-701-2085 Albany | Many workers are exposed to on-the-job noise; certain occupations are riskier than others and may pose a long-term hearing threat.","_seopress_robots_index":"","header_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3383,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222\/revisions\/3383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanyentandallergy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What causes hearing damage?<\/h3>\n
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What is a safe workplace noise level?<\/h2>\n
How can you prevent noise damage?<\/h3>\n
What jobs cause hearing loss?<\/h2>\n
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\nOur Albany and Clifton Park Audiologist Office Locations<\/h3>\n
\n123 Everett Rd
Albany, NY 12205<\/a>
\n(518) 701-2085
\nClifton Park<\/b><\/a>
\n1785 Route 9, Suite 201
Clifton Park, NY 12065<\/a>
\n(518) 701-2075<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"