How Dryers & Blasters Affect Your Hearing: What You Need To Know As A Groomer

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2. Have you experienced ear-buzzing after a long grooming session with a dog? Are you unable to hear at all after the session? Well, you must see your doctor immediately! It’s time to take some precautions. You might be wondering how a grooming session and your hearing power are related. Let's find out below. • Do you know a dog grooming salon is most probably the noisiest place? It may be due to a barking dog, ringing phones or the buzzing clippers. However, the blasters and dryers are probably the most offensive tools for your ears. Shocking right? • As a groomer, you might be concerned about how your furry client would react to the noise of the dog grooming dryerand blaster. We are more inclined towards animal care. However, we do not realize the negative impact of this equipment on our own hearing!

3. But how do they affect our hearing? • We reckon most of our readers are astonished and have the same dilemma. As we know dog grooming dryers and blasters come with a variety of settings and speeds. But, unfortunately, we do not have the liberty to set the noise of this equipment. Do you know some dog drying machinescan be as loud as 108 decibels? On the flip side, the average threshold of pain in human beings in 110 decibels only. • Ironically many professional dog groomers are aware of the harmful effects of dryers and blasters. As a groomer, this factor is major overlooked. However, along with animal care, we should be concerned about our ear health and the people around us.

4. How to protect your ear from dog grooming dryers and blasters? • A standard sound of less than 75 decibels does not affect your hearing. But long and continuous exposure to noises above 85 decibels may damage your ears. As a groomer, if the exposure is limited to 50-60 minutes per day with the decibel level of 105, you are definitely not under threat. However, it is impossible to keep the exposure confined to such a short span. On average, a professional dog groomer must deal with 2-3 dogs on a daily basis. Every dog must undergo rigorous grooming schedules like hair clipping, bathing, drying, and brushing. Unfortunately, if a salon has more than one groomer, then you are under potential threat. • Nevertheless, you can protect your ears from damage. You can start by determining the decibels of dryers and blasters. You can easily find this information on the instruction manual of the products. If not, then you can download decibel reading apps on your smartphones. Thereafter, find the amount of time you spend during a dog grooming session. Try to find the average time you spend with each dog. This information will help find how you can tackle hearing loss.

5. You can start by skipping your current dryers and invest in a quieter product. We recommend Cyclone Single Motor Dryer with Heater. • It is a single motor and high-velocity dog grooming dryer. It significantly blasts off a large volume of water from a dog's coat. The dryer has a noise exposure of 83 decibels only. Therefore, it does not damage your ears. Along with a dryer, you should consider getting ear defenders. Ear defenders will protect your ears and prevent any damage due to long exposure. • Hopefully, you will follow our tips and guides to protect your ears. If you have more suggestions and tips, feel free to share them with us.

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