Should I Really Wear Hearing Protection When Using The Lawn Tractor?
My parents gave me ear-muffs last year to protect my hearing when mowing the yard with the lawn tractor, but I have never worn them.
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February 8th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Yes you should (even though I never did :p )
The typical mower sound level is 105 decibels according to the link below
and the maximum exposure is one hour per day per OHSA regulations.http://www.quietsolution.com/Noise_Level…
(for fun look at the other sound levels on this page)
Wow, I think I’ll get myself some earplugs.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
You should always wear some kind of ear protection when using the lawn mower, or being around any loud noise actually. You won’t notice any difference in your hearing at first, but once you get more and more exposed to the loud sound you’ll notice your hearing getting worse, and you’ll have to have things louder so that you can hear them. Now, you don’t want a hearing aid do you?
February 9th, 2010 at 1:24 am
You wouldn’t believe the number of people I know who have lost part of their hearing and they are really young too. I heard that there are more young people with hearing loss now than there ever has been because everything is loud and no one realizes that once your hearing is damaged it *NEVER* comes back or heals or anything. Scary isn’t it?….
February 9th, 2010 at 5:28 am
want to be able to hear your grandbaby call you Grandma?…. wear the muffs!!…. you young’uns already blast the music in the car and in your Ipods, so it’s iffy whether it’s going to make much difference….. but you might not lose an important frequency with that little protection…..and you’ll look like you actually care about yourself some….
February 9th, 2010 at 6:23 am
You should wear ear protection when using noisy things like a mower. Long term exposure to noise will reduce your hearing over time. You might not notice while you’re young, but it will make a difference when you get older.