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Contractors wear Sonetics headsets to protect their hearing from the loud trucks they are using each day. The devices also allow communication to continue between the operators. (Photo courtesy of Sonetics)
Gene Morris, industry veteran and Jarvis Septic & Drain owner, can attest to the dangers of noise exposure over time: “I’m 56, and my hearing above 2,000 hertz is gone. It’s just from not wearing hearing protection in my younger days.”
It’s a common trend among older...