When you’re jet skiing on a hot summer day, are you thinking about hearing loss? You should be, according to the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jet skiing is only one of the popular summertime activities that harbor hazards to your hearing. Others include:
Everyday sounds typically do not damage your hearing. However, activities that produce harmful sound levels, such as attending loud sporting events and music concerts and using power tools may, when repeated over time, cause hearing loss.