What level of sound is appropriate after completing
The Listening Program?
After completing
The Listening Program, it’s important to remember that sounds louder than 85
decibels (dB) can damage your ears according to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
Additionally, The Listening Program
is designed to help conditions associated with auditory
processing problems, so it’s wise to avoid situations which may have acerbated the auditory processing problem in the
first place. According to the NIDCD, it’s not clear as to what conditions contribute to the auditory processing
problems, but because loud noise may be a contributing factor, it is best to remove that component from the equation.
According to the (NIDCD), it’s not just sounds louder than 85 decibels (dB) that can damage your ears. A decibel is a
unit that measures the intensity of sound on a scale from zero to 140. A normal conversation is about 60 dB. Chainsaws,
hammer drills, and bulldozers ring in at over 100 dB. So if you are a construction worker, harmful sounds may be a regular
part of your job. The same goes for people working around lawn mowers and factory machinery every day. Airport workers and
farmers are two more groups that are regularly exposed to loud noise. However, loud noise does not have to be an everyday
happening to cause damage. One-time exposure, such as the sound of a gun firing at close range, can harm your ears
permanently.
How can you protect your hearing in noisy situations? Wear ear plugs or special earmuffs when you are exposed to dangerous
levels of noise; they can keep your hearing from being damaged. Hearing protection is important any time you're exposed to
loud noise.
Several different types of protective plugs and muffs are available in most pharmacies, hardware stores, and sporting
goods stores.
After investing time and money in an effective tool such as
The Listening Program,
be careful to protect your investment in yourself and not lose any precious ground you've gained.
Because you own your own copy of The Listening Program,
you can do the program over and over again and see even more results.
Please visit our resource pages below for more information:
Your Listening Program Provider, Dr. Randi Fredricks, Ph.D.
Dr. Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and author specializing in the treatment of mental health using integrative medicine and
natural therapies. She works with individuals, couples, and families at her office in San Jose, California. Dr. Fredricks' publications
include the landmark book
Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health.
To learn more about how the Listening Program might benefit you or someone in your family, call All Things Well toll-free at 800-957-5655 or
contact Dr. Fredricks Online. You can also learn more about Dr. Fredricks' business as a licensed marriage and
family therapist by visiting her website at www.DrRandiFredricks.com.
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