You often hear people saying that they don’t need to wear hearing protection. That the noise isn’t going to be that loud. That you hear worse when going to a music concert or football stadium. That may be the case, but every loud noise will be doing damage to your hearing, especially if you are working with loud equipment for hours on end. People don’t generally know the damage they are allowing to occur to their hearing before it is too late. This is why it is important for you to always wear your own hearing protection, and encourage others to do so as well.
Hearing is one of the few aspects of ourselves that once it is broken we can’t fix. You only get one set of ears in your lifetime. Once these are damaged there is not much that can be done. To ensure that your hearing is kept to the best standard possible you should always wear hearing protection, especially if working in a factory or on a building site.
Hearing specialists often hear the phrase, if only I had known. This is why we want to make you aware of the danger you are putting yourself in by not wearing hearing protection. It shouldn’t be if only I knew. You should be doing everything you can to protect yourself in every way possible. It’s commonly known to wear hardhats on construction sites, we need to work together to make it more commonly known to wear hearing protection too.
To conclude, wearing hearing protection is extremely important. No matter what your age, if you are working with loud machinery, hearing protection is a must. You never know how much damage you are doing to your hearing until it’s too late. So, protect it whilst you still can.