If you're not protecting your hearing, you’re losing it | Kimberly H. Deason | TEDxWilsonPark

According to World Health Organization over 1.5 billion people currently experience some degree of hearing loss and estimate by 2050 it could grow to 2.5 billion, you are losing your hearing and don’t even know it. Kim has been working in the Safety Industrial Industry for more than 12 years. She has a passion for teaching and training on ways to work safer and be safe in general. She is passionate about hearing loss and tells everyone she meets how to protect their hearing.
Graduate of UNA with a BS in Mathematics
Qualified Safety Specialist (QSSP)
Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
Safety Equipment Expert (SEE Blue Badge)
Competent Person in Fall Protection
Occupational Hearing Conservationist (OHC) This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@MrArtisticals]

Grandma worked in a cotton mill north from Manchester (1950’s, 1960’s …) As a kid I visited her at work … it was loud! When she retired, she received a congrats letter from her colleague‘s. I did not understand one word! 😬 Due to the noise whilst working, they shortened their sentences and even cut the words as they conversed with each other. This formed a new kind of slang-language which influenced the northern English accent. Later on in life when I visited her and realised, she didn‘t understand me, due to „deafness“, I shouted the shortened sentences as I had understood them … it worked! 😊 R.I.P Grandma!

[@jasoncall2648]

A few notes: 1. As the guy who put together the original training modules for Howard Leight, the inventor of the bell-shaped foam earplug, I must say that this is the best, smoothest, most complete and succinct presentation on hearing protection I’ve ever seen! Loved it! 2. Nowadays, you’d never use a polyurethane or pvc earplug since Howard’s sustainable, biobased earplugs have made them obsolete. 3. A bit of Howard Leight trivia: It was Howard’s dad, Charlie Leight, who discovered and popularized the insertion method of pulling on the pinna. Well done!!

[@juliettesterkens721]

This is a terrific TEDx talk. Thank you for presenting on this important topic. Solid and useable advice. You only get one set of ears, folks. Treat them kindly. Once you have lost it - watch my TEDx talk about "what you don't know about hearing aids."

[@UnFUG_Your_Life]

This video brings attention to the importance of protecting our hearing, and the potential long-term consequences of not doing so. As Kimberly H. Deason explains, hearing loss can have a significant impact on our overall quality of life, and it's important to take steps to protect our hearing while we still can. From wearing earplugs at concerts and loud events, to limiting our exposure to loud noises in general, there are many ways we can reduce the risk of hearing loss. This video is a valuable reminder that our hearing is a precious and fragile sense, and we should take care to protect it as much as possible. If you're looking for practical tips on how to preserve your hearing, this video is a great resource.

[@franciscorullan]

Did you use Chatgpt to write this?

[@vocal_lilly9799]

Thank you so much for this! I am completely blind since birth and haven't realized the full danger of hearing loss until watching this video. This was truly eye-opening, because I couldn't bear losing my favorite sense or part of it. I will implement your suggestions

[@GurjinderSingh12390]

Watching thats some sense of humour right there

[@judgeberry6071]

A wise man once said be a better person than you were before you decided to type that shite.

[@vocal_lilly9799]

@@GurjinderSingh12390 well, blind people don't usually change their vocabulary concerning sighted things like watching. But after re-reading the comment, I rather had to laugh about me using the word eye-opening;)

[@user-sn5bg3xe1k]

​@@vocal_lilly9799 Wow, you can type and read comments? Amazing! Is it not a 100% loss or do you use some kind of device? Hearing is important, take care, thanks for sharing your comment ♥️

[@kimdeason5990]

So glad to hear it! Another pun ha!

[@urmwhynot]

**turns on subtitles**

[@arnieslab]

She’s right. I’d like to thank the Ramones for giving me tinnitus in the summer of 1994. I’d probably do it all again though 😂.

[@victornoagbodji]

Such an importance topic. Thanks for sharing 😊🙏

[@sanamsanam9449]

Very excellent for new beginners l like it😉💜

[@kimdeason5990]

Thank you!

[@hollyyy719]

I absolutely love you and your channel, awesome content💕♥♥

[@kimdeason5990]

Thank you!

[@hollyyy719]

@@kimdeason5990 Can I tall You

[@bukurie6861]

Thank you! You talk is so interesting😍And to lose hearing is noisy acustic,...🌎

[@kimdeason5990]

Thank you!

[@haikalpasha__]

I just put on my earphone

[@charles5272]

Very good

[@kimdeason5990]

Thank you!

[@sumernoel1553]

I will totally wear earplugs for loud situations. I’ve been ripping corners off my napkin, balling it up, & stuff it in my ears at concerts for a while now. It just dampens the sound but for something really loud like a concert, it’s just right.

[@Packhorse-bh8qn]

@sumernoel1553 " It just dampens the sound but for something really loud like a concert, it’s just right." No, it's not right at all. It's a false friend. It makes you think you are doing enough, but you are NOT doing enough. Is it better than nothing? Maybe. Maybe not. More likely, it's giving you a false sense of security.

[@emadali1610]

it's true

[@Cynja_]

This just made me remember turning my music on my headset louder, instead of wearing the hearing protection that was handed out while there was construction work in the office

[@kimdeason5990]

Yes and landscapers do that too - better to use noise cancelling earmuffs

[@janetslicer3637]

It's true, it happened to my now deceased husband.

[@kimdeason5990]

Sorry to hear that…I’ve watched it occur with family and it’s sad

[@alidirah6]

What about those 808’s

[@asmitasamarwal9036]

With constant online lecture and then asmr at night for a good sleep I was feeling like I was already overburdening them so much... Thank u so much for this... Our senses are precious you guys... Gonna be more careful now ❣️💯

[@kimdeason5990]

Just don’t overdo it for long extended periods of time.

[@paulaswaim8434]

Wear earplugs when you vacuum or mow a lawn or run a snowblower.

[@kimdeason5990]

Wouldn’t hurt for sure

[@Ladylovesdogs]

All the gym rats are going to be deaf. Definitely (no pun intended) setting that decibel level on my phone or wearing earplugs at the gym, the place is just so loud

[@funnytv-1631]

The version of you that exists in the future deserves your belief.the version of you that exists right now deserves to be celebrated for all that you do.

[@kimdeason5990]

Thank you!

[@thytranleanh1135]

❤❤

[@derpderp4377]

What ???

[@12cowwoman]

Loved it, but what do we teachers do, that work in the nursery and with the 3-6 year olds?! 🙈 Especially the older ones seem to arrive loud, remain oud most throughout the day and leave me daily with ears that just want to collaps... "sigh" Already have tinitus in both ears and well, nursery is ok, but on days when I have to help out with the older children, my ears won't stop ringing... 😩

[@kimdeason5990]

I know crying babies can be so loud. There are earplugs that bock the higher frequencies but allow the lower one to flow through. You can hear communication through them.

[@12cowwoman]

@@kimdeason5990 - yes, I know about those, thank you! The little ones are happy enough with us to not cry so much, but they have recently discovered those high pitch, very loud screams or squeals, lol, and oh, those frequencies are just too much for our poor ears! 🙈 But we now have established a "scream zone" - we told them that if they want to really scream and squeal, they can go next door and close the door and have at it 😁 So now the 3-year olds approach us, let us know they want to scream, go next door, yell to their heart's content and leave the room afterwards, smiling from ear to ear... Don't know if this will solve anything, but they want to scream, are happy they are being given the space for it and our ears get a break... Is it normal though, this need to scream, squeak & squeal?!

[@YFMED]

Yfm Ed on all platforms 🕺🏽🕺🏽

[@giftedgreen2152]

My grandfather lost more than 50% of his hearing firing a canon at Asians.

[@huldagieshubler804]

Where does she say the 85 dB rule? I had to skip the theory part and go to the to do rules, and I find nothing

[@kimdeason5990]

In general, if you are standing an arm distance from someone and you have to raise your voice to have a normal conversation - the background noise is more than likely 85 dB or higher

[@huldagieshubler804]

Thanks!

[@dfinma]

4:00

[@Packhorse-bh8qn]

@huldagieshubler804 " I had to skip the theory part and go to the to do rules, " No, you didn't have to. You CHOSE to. So you missed it. That's how that works.

[@merryhunt9153]

Two great places for wearing earplugs: airplanes and subways.

[@yvonne3903]

Is this also called sensori neural hearing loss?

[@springwindflower4372]

Yes it is

[@kimdeason5990]

Actually World Health Organization predicts a billion more people will have hearing loss by the year 2030 - NOT 2050 like this descriptions says!

[@BRIDTA]

Now study hypersensitive hearing please. I'd love for my ears to be less sensitive but in 30 years of loud headphone usage it's not diminished at all 😂

[@maczajsci7080]

Get musicians earplugs or noise cancelling headphones - try to change your evnironment to be more quiet. I also have hypersensitive hearing but I don't mind it and I actually value it. It makes me not tolerate harmful noises. I think you should treat it the same - not try to get rid of it with loud noises.

[@0700083edu]

​@@maczajsci7080 Acctualy sound privation is a bad idea

[@ericrayblankenship5018]

Head phones +Morgan wallen = hearing gonna be destroyed!!!🎵

[@kimdeason5990]

Uh-oh listen to it loud every now and then - just not constantly!

[@Packhorse-bh8qn]

@ericrayblankenship5018 "Head phones +Morgan wallen = hearing gonna be destroyed!!!" Your equation is missing a couple of terms. Please allow me to fix that for you: Head phones +Morgan wallen + immaturity + stupidity = hearing destroyed, and bragging about it as if it's a good thing. /smh/

[@hishams89]

That picture of the internal structure of the ear hearing mechanism left me feeling like, surely there is no creator for that! its a mere random evolution starting with a bacteria that decided to be a fish, hoping to be a human soon

[@shabirmagami146]

and if the creator can be the result of some random evolution or whatever...then anything else can..... no scope for God whatsoever...

[@jasonwei8686]

Lol I turned my volume down…

[@thatomofolo452]

🙉

[@jeromeencarnacion6280]

*laughs in veteran

[@WhiskeyTango68]

Exactly. Veteran, blue collar…her couch has safe hearing levels unless she turns up her surround sound. 😅

[@jonathanortiz6918]

Were losing it? Well duh, were all dying a little every day too

[@michaellake6006]

Why does our healthcare policy Medicare cover hearing aids ??

[@camez2345]

Is that a rhetorical question? 😂 Because our healthcare system is absurd!

[@user-su3df5vc5g]

i can't hear her?

[@aliothspectranet5678]

GOOD LUCK BUDDY

[@kimdeason5990]

There’s one in every crowd ha!

[@Packhorse-bh8qn]

@user-su3df5vc5g "i can't hear her?" Are you asking something? Or stating something? Do you know the difference? Were you never taught how to use question marks?

[@cherylcaardillo1702]

Glenn beck said it best at 58years old we are loosing our cognitive ability

[@GurjinderSingh12390]

I live in industrial area from last 20 years. I am lipreading from 19 years now. Socially awkward, epilepsy is part of my life.

[@marrylarry5801]

i'm losing it anyway

[@Kevin-is-here]

Huh, could you please speak up

[@TuLocalPendejo]

I seriously need to turn my headphones down… thanks.