A quarter of under 35s show early signs of hearing loss

I did a research project on noise exposure in industrial settings and some of it extended to looking into the PPE for ears in these environments. Most do not provide employee’s with adequate PPE for the level of noise in their workplaces. Nor do they educate their staff on the permanent damage they could experience if they don’t wear correct PPE. They grossly underestimate the level of sound, and the time employee’s are exposed to harmful levels of sound. They also do not understand that sound = vibration so it doesn’t just impact hearing, it can also cause nerve damage ie, “whitefinger” - especially with power tools etc. The other thing often overlooked in factories is the acoustics of the actual environment. Sound waves bounce off surfaces etc… it’s been ages since I did study the physics of it, so I’m not explaining it well but yeah - too much noise = bad. Factory work probably is the culprit.