Searching for Hearing Protection By Colin S. Barry
“The most reputable websites offered extensive and well-researched scare statistics about the consequences of noise exposure. They advocated the use of hearing protection, but none gave explicit advice on what to buy.”
This fall I entered the United States military in a role that will expose me to occasional loud noise from gunfire. As a regular reader of Hearing Loss Magazine, I know the dangers of noise-induced hearing loss, so I decided in advance to locate the most effective hearing protection available for myself.
With little background myself in hearing health, my first impulse was to turn to the Internet for information on what I should purchase. A quick search yielded many different types of plugs and a plethora of unverifiable manufacturers’ claims about their effectiveness.
Rebuilding A Life Through New Technology By Barbara Liss Chertok
Michael Chorost lost the remainder of his hearing in 2001 while in his thirties. In Rebuilt, a humorous yet touching cyber-memoir, Michael tells the story of his decision to undergo surgery for a cochlear implant and life with the device that made him feel as if he were part human and part computer. Barbara Chertok interviews Michael for Hearing Loss Magazine.
