Aleksey Tsalolikhin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Bryan. Have you had other long exposures to noise besides being > in server rooms? (Like going to loud concerts a lot?) I've never > used hearing protection, just sort of "bear with it" but I don't want > to lose my hearing!
Aleksey, I did in younger days have a fair amount of exposure to other industrial noises. I've been to a few concerts but not a lot. I have been in a *lot* of server rooms where people needed to raise their voices in order to hold a conversation, and that's a danger signal. If you feel you have to shout to be understood by someone six feet away, you're very probably encountering enough noise that regular exposure could damage your hearing. It's not easy to be sure about these things. But it's better to be safe than sorry, and take what steps you can to mitigate any repeated noise exposure. You only lose your hearing once, and even the best hearing aids are a poor substitute for the OEM equipment you were born with! Cheers, -Bryan _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
