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Hearing Protect for Professional Users - By Craig Reinolds
No matter what world you live in or should I say operate in, we as human being are extremely
dependent on our senses. For most of mankind we are not currently running from predators or
submerged into the food chain as our ancestors may have been. There are some, however, who have
jobs, hobbies or indulge in sports that require us to use every sense available.
T
ake hunting for example, if you have spent any
length of time watching and studying the habits
of your prey, you get a perfect understanding
of survival in action. You would see an animal
making use of every sense the Creator instilled
in him. A deer for instance; every step of all
fours are planned not to make noise. His ears
independently search like two satellite dishes
rotating and scanning for the slightest noise that
does not fit into the norm. His eyes constantly
watch for any unusual movement and while his nose smells
and processes every particle in the air. When the deer hears
something, everything freezes; no more chewing and a pause
in breathing, while all attention is on ears and eyes. Both ears
focus on the direction he heard something and work together
to pinpoint the source. If he detects an unusual sound it is a
threat and he begins the warning stomp with a front leg.
The funny thing is I have tried to hear the stomp and
never have. Yet the other deer around him all go on full alert.
Just an interesting fact, recent experiments put the deer
in the same range as humans as far as hearing abilities.
So why can’t we hear? Well from my experiences we have
allowed our noisy world to damage our hearing. For me, I
have had my ears tested several times and they check out as
perfect. So why can’t I hear some things? I think our world or
mine at least is so loud my mind has blocked out the noise
pollution therefore limiting what I hear.
This brings me to the point of the article. I have started
protecting my ears from noise that I previously never worried
about before. Since retiring from the Fire Service, I now
control the level of sound entering my ears. These days, I
spend more time in nature, not in the modern, noise polluted
world. To my surprise, my hearing and interpretations of
what I am hearing have improved. To give you an example,
watching the news would require the volume of the TV to be
on at least level 22. Since taking more care of my hearing, I
can now hear the news perfectly at level 8-10 depending on
peripheral noise.
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