One important thing you can do to safeguard against hearing loss is getting a hearing test. Ambient noise levels, especially in cities and town, continue increasing due to traffic, machinery, and industries. Additionally, concerts and dancing to music in a nightclub may seem fun and entertaining but may be causing unprecedented damage to your ears.

Hearing loss can be prevented by taking conscious steps.

  • Wear ear corks to concerts and on the dance floor to absorb much of the excessive noise.
  • Invest in some noise blocking earphones when listening to music on your phone or other devices. These earphones help to cancel out noise from your immediate environment such as traffic, people talking or noisy equipment to ensure a lower volume setting on the device and derive as much pleasure.
  • Wear protective headsets at sites where there are startling and extremely loud noises such as at the shooting range, blasting site like quarries or construction sites to keep out the ear-damaging noise.

Even with the best deterrents to prevent hearing, the techniques are not 100 percent effective. Some people will start to take note of hearing difficulties and the inability to sustain conversations. Others will experience a continuous buzzing frequency in their ears with no external cause of the sound. Getting a hearing test with Davidson Hearing Aids to ascertain your hearing capabilities and get appropriate treatment upon diagnosis of hearing loss.

Make an appointment with Davidson Hearing Aids in Ottawa for your hearing test if you suspect hearing loss. A hearing test will be performed by an experienced audiologist and proper diagnosis made. The best and most appropriate hearing aids will be prescribed for the affected ear(s) to ensure you regain proper hearing ability.