Back in the days when technology wasn't that developed, people did everything with their bare hands; building, working, tearing down things – everything was done quietly, with the hands and eventually a simple tool would be used to help. Also, music was normal and people listened to live performances, until the radio came out. Still, noise wasn't as loud as today. With the invention of machines, construction became a lot easier, but a lot louder too. Also, when sound equipment started being used to strengthen sounds on concerts, in clubs and cafes, music changed too. Now, you listen to music but your ears aren't very fond of that. With every concert or night out in a club with extremely loud music, you lose a bit of your hearing ability. There's a limit as up to how many decibels should the sound be, and it exists for a reason. Also, experts know that loud noise can't be avoided that easy, so protective measures like wearing ear muffs are advised.
Ear muffs come in all various shapes and materials and will all the different purpose; it's not just sound they're made to protect from. Some of them are made to protect the ears from the blistering cold in winter, and some are made to protect the hearing ability. The puffy ones, those used for protecting the ears from cold would look more like accessories, but they will still do the job. Ear muffs made for protecting your hearing are of different design; they have a more specific function – to lower the strength of the sound you're hearing so you don't go deaf. These are mainly used in construction, forestry, pulp and paper industrial plants, where workers are constantly exposed to loud noise from the machines they work with.
The main problem of not protecting your hearing is eventually experiencing hearing loss. This happens because the human ear can handle only up to 75 decibels of noise. More than that would be devastating, and the strength of the sounds drilling machines, chainsaws and grinders produce are more than strong for the ears. If an audiologist does a check-up of construction workers' hearing ability, the ones that weren't wearing ear muffs during their course of work would show a significant degree of hearing loss.
So, get your ear muffs especially if you're working in any of the industries where loud machines are used on daily basis. And if you aren't, make sure you're protected during winter, since cold wind can also cause damage to your ears - insupportable pain the very least. Protect your hearing, you'll need it.
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