I was  busy giving left and right instructions to my children but nobody seemed to listen.  I got mad and yelled for I thought I was talking to deafs or they were ignoring me but I found out the culprit.  EAR PLUGS!  The 3 of them are so engrossed listening to their Ipod and unmindful of their surroundings, unaware that their dear Mama has been talking endlessly.  “Excuse me?”  What are you telling me?”  So, they have not heard any single thing that  I have said.   I don’t want to repeat myself… again..

Based on what I have read, hearing loss develops gradually and slowly. Prolonged exposure to high decibel insults to the ear is not healthy and way beyond the recommended safety threshold.   Noise pollution is also a contributory factor.

Of course, my children can’t get rid of the ipods completely but I just hope they will heed my advice to take it easy using those gadgets before it is too late.

“Excuse me?” Are you listening?”