{"id":1060,"date":"2022-05-26T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearingcarebyhough.com\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2022-05-26T20:07:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T01:07:26","slug":"how-can-i-protect-my-hearing-at-sporting-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearingcarebyhough.com\/how-can-i-protect-my-hearing-at-sporting-events\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Protect My Hearing at Sporting Events?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that we have a vaccine and the world is beginning to open back up, you may be planning to attend your first sports event in over two years. If you are, make sure you pack hearing protection! It turns out, sporting events can lead to hearing loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Loud Sounds Cause Damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the cochlea there are tiny hair cells called stereocilia. The stereocilia\u2019s job is to convert incoming soundwaves into electrical signals that the brain interprets as sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When dangerously loud sounds pass through the ears \u2013 that is, any sound over 85 dB \u2013 it can permanently damage or destroy the stereocilia. The result is sensorineural hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Loud Are Sporting Events?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The louder a sound is, the faster it can cause damage. So while a sound at 85 dB \u2013 about the volume of highway traffic \u2013 takes eight hours or more of exposure to cause damage, a sound at 130 dB could cause damage in as little as a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Football<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In September 2013, the Seattle Seahawks set the record for the loudest stadium ever at 136.6 dB. In October of the same year, the Kansas City Chiefs topped this record with a whopping 137.5 dB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baseball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One 2019 study<\/a> found that the noise levels at baseball stadiums are loud enough to cause hearing damage and\/or tinnitus after the event. According to their survey, most respondents did not consider wearing earplugs, and one-third experienced hearing muffled speech later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Protect Your Hearing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next time you\u2019re at a game at Chad Richison Stadium<\/a>, be sure to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n