Did you know that more people have hearing loss than diabetes, cancer or vision trouble? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, occupational hearing loss, which is caused by exposure at work to loud noise or chemicals that damage hearing, is the most common work-related illness.1
Wearing the proper PPE and taking precautions around heavy machinery, loud noises and even household noise such as the lawn mower can prevent hearing loss, but once noise-induced hearing loss begins, it is permanent and irreversible.2 There is hope, however. New treatment methods and technologies are being developed to help those with irreversible hearing damage.