to find and list 5 examples of home, work, and recreational sources of noise that you come in contact with in your daily life. List them in the table below.
Question 1
1.
List 5 examples of home, work, and recreational sources of noise that you come in contact with in your daily life.
Download the FREE app Decibel X to measure decibel levels around the class/house.
Question 2
2.
Check out the following activities at school/home with the decibel meter.
Test your ability to recognize different frequencies (pitch) at the following website http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2009/03/can-you-hear-this-hearing-test/
Question 3
3.
What is the highest frequency you could hear._________________________________
Read the following short article and answer the questions http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/generation-deaf-doctors-warn-dangers-ear-buds-n360041
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
Question 6
6.
Describethe reason the article suggests for the increase?
Question 7
7.
Identifythe three main arguments linking earbuds and hearing loss?
Article and questions: “Why do loud noises cause your ears to ring?”
Which, if any, of the activities that you measured around the school would you need hearing protection for if they were sustained over a long period of time?
Question 12
12.
Describehow noise is important to organisms.
Question 13
13.
Describehow noise pollution impacts ecosystems.
In what year did the World Health Organization warn of hearing loss in young people?
2005
2020
2010
2015
Hearing loss in teens has increased by what percentage since the 1980’s and 1990’s?
90
10
30
60
How do hair cells in the inner ear help you to hear?
When sound waves hit them, they convert the vibrations into vibrations to the brain
When sound waves hit them, they act as a conduit to the brain and vibrate the brain
When sound waves hit them, they convert those vibrations into electrical currents that our auditory nerves carry to the brain.
What happens in your ear when you hear exceptionally loud noises?
your stereocilia become damaged and mistakenly keep sending sound information to the auditory nerve cells.
The loud noise causes the small hairs to vaporize and the brain thinks that the hairs are still there so there is a ringing
A bell is formed in the ear canal and the sound waves make it ring consistently until it stops vibrating
What can you do to protect your ears from hearing loss?
(Select 3 correct answers)
Get as close to the speakers at a concert as you can
Wear earplugs at a concert
Notice how close you are to the source of loud noises and how long you're exposed to them