Protection against hearing damage
Against hearing damage, which may lead to tinnitus, you can protect yourself in roughly three ways. Below in order of effectiveness;
- Use hearing protection (always), This is by far the most effective.
- Stay at an appropriate distance (at least 2 meters) from the speakers.
- Take regular “ear breaks,” or in other words; expose yourself to excessively loud noise as briefly as possible.
What forms of hearing protection are there?
Several types of hearing protection are available, namely (in order of effectiveness);
- Custom-made earplugs (Otoplastics) with a choice of different frequency filters.
- Universal earplugs with (music) filter.
- Universal earplugs.
