One of my
fondest memories from childhood was going to watch fireworks every year with my
mum and sister. I loved going to our local bonfire night event and watching spectacular
fireworks light up the night sky above the castle ruins of our local town.
As I loved
our yearly tradition of enjoying bonfire night together as a family now that I have
my very own family I want to carry on that tradition and enjoy watching
fireworks with my children.
Since Bug
was little we have watched fireworks with him a few times but whilst he has
loved the dazzling fireworks show not being a fan of big noise he has often
asked to leave after a few big bangs due to the noise.
As I want
Bug to be able to enjoy fireworks but not be upset by the noise I started
looking at ear defenders for him. During my research I realised that being
exposed to loud noises such as fireworks could be damaging to both Bug and
Jelly Bean’s hearing.
The
average decibels for a firecracker are 140db with the exposure time until
hearing damage being immediate!
With more
than a third of all hearing loss being attributed to noise and fireworks being
a possible source of hearing damage I wanted to make sure to protect my
children’s hearing this bonfire night so we could enjoy a fireworks show happy
in the knowledge their hearing is protected whilst we watch the night light up
with fireworks.
Em’s 4
Kids are passionate about protecting the precious hearing of children and as
such have designed ear defenders to protect young children from noise-induced
hearing loss.
To help us
have a happy and safe bonfire night this year Em’s 4 Kids sent both Bug and
Jelly Bean a pair of ear defenders.
