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3. Check out your child’s toys.
A noisy squeeze toy is rated 135 decibels (dB) by
League for Hard of Hearing. If a sound reaches 85 dB or stronger, it can cause permanent damage to your hearing.
A recent study by Henry Ford Health System found that many current toys, including tape recorders, bike horns, cap guns, and toy telephones, are not safe for your child’s hearing. Of 25 they tested, more than half made sounds higher than 115 dBs.
4. Ask your local theater to lower decibel levels and work with your child's school.
Action movies generally go beyond 90 dB, video arcades can exceed 100 decibels (similar to factory machinery), computer games and stereo systems can go as high as 135 dB (the level of a jackhammer), and car stereos reaching up to 154 dB.
5. Provide ear protection when necessary and model by using it yourself.
Such as if you take your child hunting or a to a shooting range or use firecrackers or power tools.
6. Include instruction same way you do when you tell your child brushing their teeth twice a day prevents tooth decay.
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