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It isn't just powertools and loud music that can impact on your hearing - noise can also be a factor in poor sleep or a stressful commute.

But what can you do? Youre hardly going to wear some foam earplugs that cause you to miss your alarm clock, or stick out of your ears like brightly-coloured marshmallows while youre on the train. But there are alternatives to the My First Ear Plug sort you find in some shops. Some new ear plugs use filters designed to block certain noises and allow others through, like the sound of your alarm and can hardly be seen from the outside when theyre in. Bonus theyre slim, comfy and reusable.

Your hearing is not something that switches off completely when you sleep. Irritating noises like traffic, a loud TV, noisy neighbours or a snoring partner can all reduce the amount of deep, restful sleep you need to repair tissues and dream away yesterdays stresses. You can instantly tell when youve had a good nights sleep, and you definitely know when you havent.

Of course its more than your hearing that affects the quality of your sleep, but it is a known factor. Sleeping with headphones in can have the same effect as a noisy snorer youre effectively keeping your ears working through the night, which keeps the hearing centre of the brain ticking over when it should be at rest. If you ever get the mysterious feeling that somethings been sapping your energy during the night, your ears may have a lot to do with it.

So you feel a bit rubbish for a while when you wake up nothing a cup of coffee wont solve! Not true. If this is a regular thing every night then you could be running up harm to your general state of health, and suffering poor concentration that means those everyday problems seem so much more... problematic. Hence your inner stress meter fills up so much easier.

Ear plugs can nip this in the bud. Filtered ear plugs are designed to block out certain sound frequencies like traffic noise, snores and noisy neighbours. Higher frequencies like alarms or crying infants can still pass through the ear plugs, so youre up when you need to be. Your ears are blissfully unaware of the irritating noises that kept your brain active before, but only because the volume is turned down on life sounds can still be heard, so you arent cut off from the world around you, but are just much quieter.

Buses, trains and planes are among some of your hearings modern natural enemies. They generate noises which are constant, prone to sudden change and, if you take the train, occasionally ear-piercing.

Think about the environment that your ears evolved in and the sounds that they were meant to hear: birdsong, a bit of a breeze, the occasional terrifying roar of a sabre tooth tiger. Engine noise and screeching brakes are not what your ears are naturally designed to cope with, and the result of your brain making sense of these complex noises is increased general fatigue before youve even started work hence increased stress.

Filtered ear plugs are an effective, affordable solution that could help to reduce fatigue on the ears, and by connection they can reduce the amount of sound that the brain has to make sense of. Considering the amount of information that our brains need to deal with in a working day, anything that can make things a little easier could add up to a noticeable improvement.



About Ascent Hearing Care
Ascent Hearing Care provide a high quality hearing aid and hearing care service in high street centres across the UK.

Our Registered Hearing Aid Dispensers are some of the most experienced hearing specialists in the country. They are highly qualified and specialise in a more personal level of professional care, whether providing a client with a state-of-the-art custom-fitted invisible hearing aid or carrying out a free hearing test.

www.ascenthearing.co.uk is a comprehensive hearing and hearing loss information resource, and features an online shop for products designed for users with hearing loss. Everything from amplified alarm clocks and phones to filtered ear plugs and ear wax spray are available for fast, secure mail order purchase.

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