I have spent more than
$20,000.00 at the dentist office and have been berated because I
don't floss enough, brush in the right motion and brush too hard. I have bee
counseled on the effects of harsh toothpaste and the negative effects of
drinking too much tea or coffee and the negative consequence of long-term
improper dental care. It is something that I really pride myself on and I am
unashamed to take 5 minutes before dinner or in the middle of the day and brush
my teeth. Its just something that I've built into my lifestyle and I have
developed positive habits around my oral care. And it is now something that I
do not consciously think about.
I can parallel the
argument of dentists pleading with their patients to take care of
their oral as my life's work relies on my ability to convince others to protect
their hearing and although the risk of losing your hearing is less of a risk
factor than losing your oral health and the myriad of fatal diseases that come
with poor dental hygiene, the quality of an individuals life decreases
substantially the more hearing damage they have.
Recently a dentist called
me out of the blue and wanted custom earplugs, and after discussing why he was
interested in earplugs, he explained that he was experiencing hearing loss and
started getting ringing in his ears. This shocked me as I'm in the hearing
protection business and have personally talked with more than a million and a
half people at more than 5oo events and we service some of the largest
companies in the world and protect the hearing of their workforce.
It never dawned on me that my
local dentist is in an equal amount of danger as employees in
industrial facilities. I started my research and discovered that they are in
one of the most hazardous businesses of all. On average in the dental
profession, 37% suffer from Tinnitus, and more suffer from noise-induced
hearing loss rates. After collecting the data and uncovering this new
information I did what I felt was the right thing and called OSHA. With all the
public domain research in the world,
I was taken back with what they
said, "Why would a dentist need earplugs?" I was floored as
it is as simple as one Google search to find, page after page of studies
pertaining to dentists and hearing loss. We
are in a different time now, we have so much imperial data, and it seems as if
every major issue is simply another one for the pile to get to at a later date.
I'm grateful for dentists, and they are now added to my list of industries
that I will serve and spread the message of hearing conservation too.
After this shocking
but enlightening turn of events, I realized that the custom hearing protection
product that I just patented would be the exact solution for the dental
profession because of their individual needs. In the dental profession, it is
necessary that They look sharp, hear everything around them perfectly,
including their assistant and be adequately protected against the persistent
decibels that they are exposed to every day.
Furthermore, they are
also exposed to an array of chemicals that cause many other health issues, and
even some of them make hearing loss worse. If this article has peaked your
interest, please feel free to reach out to me at 719-271-9081 or find here more information and tell your dentist that he needs to protect his hearing.
Comments
Post a Comment