Research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on noise-induced hearing loss in non-workplace settings has produced some alarming statistics. Testing on nearly 4,000 adults in the U.S. in 2014 found that:
Many people may not recognize that loud noise from common activities, such as mowing the lawn or attending concerts and sporting events, can be as damaging as loud noises in the workplace, according to Dr. Yulia Carroll, senior medical officer, and Mr. John Eichwald, audiologist, at the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta, GA.