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rock music amplified registers 90 to 130 db and a jet engine at take off causes 120 to 140 db of pressure on the eardrum predawn garbage collections road repairs horns and sirens loud music and planes are typical city complaints in the country it is often farm equip ment highway and truck traffic chain saws and snowmobiles and at home blenders dishwashers vacuum clean ers and lawn mowers are common problems the illeffects of noise are cumula tive strong vibration from excessive is staff photousa car1wright light sleepers are awakened at 40 to 50 decibels of sound a rustle of leaves in a silent forest registers at 20 to 30 decibels as a precaution against hearing loss avoid repeated exposure to situations that leave your ears ringing or your hearing with a sense of dullness noise actually wears out the sen sory cells of the ear until they can no longer respond because the process develops slowly it often goes unnoticed until it is advanced enough to interfere with communication the change is permanent how ever and cant be reparied by medi cine or surgery although a hear ing aid may help some people much damage can be avoided as a precaution against hearing loss avoid repeat ed exposure to sit uations that leave your ears ringing or yourhearing with a sense of dull ness similarly if you have to shout directly into another persons ear in order to be heard the sound level around you can be having a damaging effect especially if the situation is con stantly repeated some sounds are described as noise because they are primarily annoying reactions to these sounds vary with indir vidual percep- tions of what is desirable conversations held over the sound of the tv or radio exasperate some and dont bother others barking dogs radios playing crying children neighbours fighting and late night car repairs often fall m the annoy- ing category other sounds are unnoticed but still take their toll at night most sleepers are awak- ened by noises above 70 db at 50 db about half will awaken or shift out of a deep sleep to a light troubled one some highly sensitive sleepers will be disturbed by a sound as moderate as 40 to 50 db and in order of age the first to be disturbed are grandparents then par ents then teenagers small children are most often undisturbed registered nurses encourage peo ple to take time to stop and listen to the sounds around you sound health begins at home peace and quiet and welcome sounds need to be dreams that come true- not lost to our modern society correction notice the st ives dark circle diminisher advertised on page 5 of the shoppers drug mart flyer in effect from sunday september 19th until saturday september 25th 1999 is not available in canada we apologize for any incon venience that this may have caused mart general cosmetic dentistryn for the whole family v including orthodontics for children adults jaw joint tm j treatment 9054757600 18 crown steel drive warden 14th avenue electronic insurance filing looking for a snoring 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