Haunted Hearing 101
What body part vibrates when sound enters your ear?
What is the eardrum?
At what decibel level can hearing damage begin?
What is 85 dB?
Name one type of hearing protection.
What is earplugs or earmuffs?
What’s the spooky name for ringing in your ears?
What is tinnitus?
You’re using a loud grinder for 30 minutes. No one else is around. What should you do?
What is wear hearing protection?
What are the tiny hair-like structures in your inner ear called?
What are stereocilia?
What common holiday item can reach over 120 dB?
What is a firecracker?
True or False: You should wear hearing protection in areas over 85 dB.
What is true?
What’s the first kind of sounds usually lost with hearing damage?
What are high-frequency sounds?
You don’t feel any pain, but your ears are ringing after a loud shift. What does this mean?
What is you’ve likely experienced a threshold shift?
What does the cochlea do?
What is it converts vibrations into nerve signals?
What’s louder: a chainsaw or a jackhammer?
What is a chainsaw? (Up to 120 dB)
What’s better for extremely loud environments: plugs or muffs—or both?
What is both? (Double protection)
Can hearing loss from loud noise ever be reversed?
What is no?
You’re in a loud environment but can still talk to a coworker 6 feet away. Is this safe?
What is probably not—get a noise check?
What part of your body actually “hears” the sound?
What is the brain?
Name one job task that often exceeds 90 dB.
What is grinding, operating heavy equipment, etc.?
What’s the first thing you should do before inserting disposable earplugs?
What is wash your hands?
What are two symptoms of hearing damage besides hearing loss?
What are dizziness and muffled hearing?
Your earplugs don’t seem to be helping. What’s the first thing you should check?
What is if they’re inserted properly?
What type of energy are sound waves?
What is mechanical energy?
What’s the term for hearing loss caused by one sudden loud sound?
What is acute (or traumatic) hearing loss?
What type of hearing protection is custom-fitted to your ears?
What are molded earplugs (or custom plugs)?
What kind of hearing loss builds up slowly over time?
What is chronic hearing loss?
A zombie yells at 110 dB in your face. What should you have been wearing?
What are earmuffs or double protection?