A Parent's Guide to Ear Plugs | Healthy Family Matters

Your child?s hearing is extremely sensitive making it susceptible to damage and infections. Children are particularly prone to contracting infections if there is a history of ear infections in the family, if they are exposed to a smoker in the family or to a child suffering from an infection.

Astonishingly, two in 100 children under the age of 18 years already suffer from some form of hearing loss, which can be triggered by exposure to loud noises or from an untreated infection. Suffering from hearing loss, temporary or permanent, can have a serious effect on their learning and social skills ? the inability to hear properly can prevent them from completing a task at school properly or getting to grips with the rules to their friend?s game. This can be extremely frustrating and stressful to your child, which can lead to anger and ill temperament.

There are many situations that can have an adverse affect on your child?s hearing. Spending a lot of time in the pool can lead to swimmer?s ear, attending a firework display can cause tinnitus and ear discomfort could be a result of taking a flight to your holiday destination.

Noticing the symptoms of swimmer?s ear

• The outer ear is swollen and red
• There can be the presence of white, yellow or red (blood) discharge
• Your child is in excruciating pain
• The ear is very sensitive to touch

However, having your children wear ear plugs that are designed specifically for their delicate and small ears can prevent any damage from occurring. There are many kinds of ear plugs available such as swimming ear plugs, travelling ear defenders and noise reduction ear plugs, but some do boast the properties of all three, making one nifty hearing protector. For instance if you find a noise reduction hearing device that is also waterproof, you will be able to take your child to both a firework display and for a swim.

With Bonfire Night soon approaching, it is extremely important for you to come prepared with the necessary hearing protection. A firework display can reach up to an incredible 140dB, 55 decibels higher than what is considered to be a safe volume of noise. If your children do not wear ear plugs they may leave the event with ringing in their ears, a sign of tinnitus.

Facts about tinnitus

• Can be caused by the thickening of mucous in the middle ear
• Infections can be the catalyst for tinnitus
• It?s been found that some medications can cause tinnitus
• There is no cure, but there are treatments to relieve some of the pain
• You can suffer temporary or permanent tinnitus

A parent?s guide to ear plugs has been written by All Ear Plugs, a specialist in offering customers quality hearing protection. From children?s ear plugs to noise reduction ear defenders, you are sure to find what you need to help protect your child?s hearing.

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