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  • Dos and Don’ts for Taking Little Ones to See Fireworks

    Dos and Don’ts for Taking Little Ones to See Fireworks

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    Planning a family outing for the fireworks? Learn why little ears are more sensitive to loud booms and how you can protect your child’s hearing this holiday

  • Warm Ears Are Healthy Ears

    Warm Ears Are Healthy Ears

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    How to Protect Your Hearing This Winter Winter brings so many joys — cozy sweaters, sparkling snow, mugs of cocoa, and laughter around a crackling fire. But while you’re bundling up against the cold, there’s one part of your body that deserves a little extra attention: your ears. Our ears are surprisingly sensitive to changes…

  • Summer Sounds

    Summer Sounds

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    Protect Your Hearing and Savor Every Moment Summer is all about music festivals, fireworks, vacations, and poolside fun — but if you have hearing loss, you might wonder if you can fully join in. The good news? You absolutely can. With some planning, hearing protection, and greater awareness of your surroundings, nothing has to come…

  • Tuning In — Effective Methods for Workplace Focus

    Tuning In — Effective Methods for Workplace Focus

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    These Hearing Resources Support Your Success on the Job Whether working remotely or in a bustling office, staying focused in today’s world can seem impossible. Constant emails, nearby conversations, and the din of appliances or machinery all can make it tough to concentrate on matters requiring your undivided attention. Finding your focus requires a holistic…

  • Protect Your Hearing This Summer — At Any Age!

    Protect Your Hearing This Summer — At Any Age!

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    Whether You’re 7 or 70, Hearing Protection Is a Must! Outdoor adventures, music festivals, yard parties … these are all summer events that we look forward to all year! While soaking up the sunshine and reveling in summer fun, it’s important to remember to protect your hearing. From the youngest to the oldest among us,…

  • April Is National Lawn and Garden Month

    April Is National Lawn and Garden Month

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    Celebrate by Protecting Your Hearing Spring has sprung, and so has the annual cornucopia of sounds: birds singing, children laughing, neighbors chatting — and lawn equipment. Your Loud Lawn Maintaining your burgeoning plant life is a noisy affair. Once you’ve used the mower, leaf blower, chain saw, and string trimmer, your ears have put up…

  • Are You Protecting Your Hearing?

    Are You Protecting Your Hearing?

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    Fireworks and concerts might come to mind when pondering ear-busting sounds, but power tools and even some livestock can reach dangerous decibels, too. Let’s talk hearing protection, which can go a long way toward keeping harmful noise at bay. Types of Hearing Protection At home, work, or play, the world can be an exciting but…

  • Protect Your Family’s Hearing This July

    Protect Your Family’s Hearing This July

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    If you live in Canada or the U.S., you’ll be celebrating in early July. But you’ll also be in preparation mode: Those burgers aren’t going to grill themselves, the chairs need to be set out early for this year’s parade, and the kids need their patriotic outfits. To help out, we’re going to make this…

  • 5 Tips to Keep Your Better-Hearing Resolution Going Strong

    5 Tips to Keep Your Better-Hearing Resolution Going Strong

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    From spending more time with family and friends to taking classes at the local gym, almost everyone makes at least one New Year’s resolution. The catch? Just 8% of resolvers stick to their goals, per a Forbes story referencing University of Scranton research. No worries: If you’re aiming to hear your best in 2021, we’re…

  • Hand Dryers: For Kids, Beware the Noise

    Hand Dryers: For Kids, Beware the Noise

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    It’s no secret that hand dryers installed in public bathrooms can seem rather loud, but we were blown away by a young scientist’s findings when she put the volume levels of 44 automated machines to the test in restrooms across Alberta, Canada. Turns out some of those volumes can do a number on kids’ ears…