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Noise and Hearing

You’ve worked in a noisy environment and you have noise-induced hearing loss? You could get your hearing aids covered by the Health and Safety organism of the province you worked in. Our team will help you through the process.

Exposure to high levels of noise, even for a short period of time, can cause hearing loss. It’s the case for many policemen, military personnel, construction workers, forest and mill workers, miners, fishermen, mechanics…

Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent. It mostly affects high-frequency sounds (sharp sounds), that help understand speech clearly.

The first signs of noise-induced hearing loss are

  • Trouble understanding speech, especially in a group or in background noise.
  • Hearing a whistling or buzzing sound in quiet situations.
  • Having to concentrate on the conversation to understand and asking people to repeat.
  • Mixing up words that sound alike (SIX or FIX).

It is recommended to people exposed to noise, either at work or at home, to have regular preventive hearing check-ups.

Prevent noise-induced hearing loss

  • Avoid or reduce exposure to noise: carefully manage the use of noisy equipment, use quieter equipment or techniques.
  • Wear hearing protection: You’ve heard or earmuffs or earplugs. Custom made hearing protection are more efficient and can be adapted to specific situations. Contact us for more information.