Guns and Hearing Loss WisdomCard™

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  1. HealthyHearing: Shooting Sports And Hearing Loss: Bang, Bang. You’re Deaf healthyhearing.com - Shooting Sports And Hearing Loss: Bang, Bang. You’re Deaf
  2. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Don't Let Gun Sports Backfire On You: Use Ear Protection And Hang Onto Your Hearing nidcd.nih.gov - Don't Let Gun Sports Backfire On You: Use Ear Protection And Hang Onto Your Hearing
  3. Better Hearing Institute: Prevention Of Hearing Loss From Noise Exposure betterhearing.org - Prevention Of Hearing Loss From Noise Exposure
  4. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Occupational Hearing Loss nlm.nih.gov - Occupational Hearing Loss
  5. The Daily Toreador: Hearing Loss A Concern For College Students media.www.dailytoreador.com - Hearing Loss A Concern For College Students
  6. State Guard Association of the United States: Are You Shooting Your Hearing? sgaus.org - Are You Shooting Your Hearing?
  7. USA Today: Soldier's Story Illustrates Risks Of Hearing Loss In War (Aug. 4, 2008)usatoday.com - Soldier's Story Illustrates Risks Of Hearing Loss In War
  8. MSNBC: Hearing Loss Is Silent Epidemic In U.S. Troops (March 7, 2008)msnbc.msn.com - Hearing Loss Is Silent Epidemic In U.S. Troops
  9. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): Hearing Loss Rises Among U.S. Soldiers In Iraq asha.org - Hearing Loss Rises Among U.S. Soldiers In Iraq
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Research Notes on Guns and Hearing Loss


Exposure to gun shots can damage the inner ear without protection. The inner ear contains delicate hearing mechanisms including the ear drum and the cochlea. A rifle shot will cause more trauma to the ear than an equivalent pistol shot due to the closer proximity of the "boom" to the shooter.1

Fast Facts:

  • Average gun shot produces over 100 decibles.1
  • A human whisper produces 25 decibles.1
  • Over the ear cups are one of the best methods of protecting a person's hearing.1

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 HealthyHearing: Shooting Sports and Hearing Loss

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