(IARN) — According to the latest rankings; farming is now the seventh most dangerous occupation in America. We talk about the importance of safety around livestock and implements, but it goes much further than just watching the moving equipment. It also means protecting the senses you use to process the dangers around you, including your hearing.
Dr. Demarcus Bush is an audiologist and an Assistant Professor of Audiology at South Carolina State University. He says that farmers across the country may not realize the effects they are having on their hearing by not protecting themselves.
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