Jul 19, 2019
In this episode Ted Madison, 3M’s former Technical Services
Specialist for the Personal Safety Division in the U.S.A. joins us
to discuss impulse noise hearing protection.
Some of the most dangerous sounds that can contribute to hearing
loss are some of the brief noises we hear. These sounds, known as
impulse noises are very short, less than one second long, tiny
bursts of noise that can be quite loud such as gunfire, an
explosion, or the pop of pneumatic nail gun. Very loud impulse
noises can cause both mechanical and metabolic damage to the
sensory cells in the inner ear, under these conditions the proper
selection, fit and use of hearing protection is critical.