10/24/2025
Hearing Fact Friday 👂
Dental equipment and handpieces frequently produce sound pressure exceeding the safety threshold of 85 db (American Academy of Audiology).
Repeated exposure to noise this loud destroys our hair cells in the cochlea of the ear, which leads to multiple hearing problems: tinnitus (the regular presence of buzzing, ringing, or rattling sounds, even when there is no external source causing these sounds to occur), hyperacusis (ordinary sounds are irritable or unbearable), and sensorineural hearing loss (diminished intensity of conversation and other sounds, sound distortion, and difficulty understanding complex sounds).
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