Photo credit: Andrea Piacquadio by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition There is a lot of bad hearing health advice in the media and online. In blog posts, I have chided those citing the industrial-strength National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health...
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Why NASCAR drivers put earplugs in their mouths
Photo credit: Alfred GF by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition To rephrase the headline of a recent article on the SportsRush website: Why do NASCAR drivers put their earplugs in their mouths before their ears? The answer is simple. It's to lubricate the...
Don’t forget earplugs at concerts
Photo credit: Wendy Wei by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I hope that all the music-lovers who attended Lollapalooza last week brought their earplugs. Otolaryngologist Dr. Sreek Cherukuri's offered this advice in the suburban Chicago publication, the...
Rock concert-goers: insert ear plugs!
Photo credit: Edoardo Tommasini by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A Tik-Tok famous general practitioner in Singapore is advising concertgoers to wear earplugs and use sunscreen. I don’t follow social media at all, but I’m glad to know that there’s useful...
Six situations when audiologists always wear earplugs
Photo credit: Alex Urezkov by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article on Livestrong lists six situations when audiologists always wear earplugs: attending concerts or sports events, in bars or noisy restaurants, when doing lawn work, when there’s...
A gift idea for the holidays: hearing protection devices
Photo credit: Kasra Askari by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The idea for this blog post came from the juxtaposition of a recent family wedding where the music after dinner was far too loud, and the Black Friday sales starting the holiday shopping season....
How to block out city noise
How to block out city noise? Noise-cancelling headphones, white noise machines, and earplugs help, but we need to think beyond temporary fixes.
Audiologists warn public about summer activities
Audiologists warn summer activities could cause exposure to hazardous noise levels. We advise that you use ear protection now to avoid hearing loss later.
Is this the most thoughtful birthday present ever?
Is this the most thoughtful birthday present ever? Dutch town considers giving birthday earplugs to all 16-year olds.