Hockey isn’t just bad for your teeth, it’s bad for your ears too
A rather disturbing piece of news has been making the rounds on the Canadian newswires lately. What is it, you ask? Hockey could hurt your hearing. What? Yes. A couple researchers at the Univ. of Alberta went to some Oilers games during the last Stanley Cup playoff season. They found that on average the noise generated by fans was at unsafe levels. Like, you should leave after a couple minutes or wear ear plugs unsafe. Like, as loud as a jet engine loud.
Yikes!
Hat trick tip to Dust my broom.
Tags: hockey, deafness, hearing loss
2 Comments
It’s probably caused by the enclosed design of the hockey rink. It magnifies the sounds from the crowd like a speaker. Glad we don’t have hockey here in the Philippines.
You don’t know what you’re missing! Hockey is awesome!