Playing golf can damage hearing
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Playing golf can damage hearing, according to a study by researchers from the UK (country where football is religion), who have warned of the risk involved the use of titanium drivers that drive the ball farther.
The research was published recently in the medical journal British Medical Journal and its authors are several doctors from the Norfolk and Norwich University (England), all golf enthusiasts, they recommend the use of earplugs to those who use those sticks.
These doctors, specialists’ hearing, concluded that “sonic boom” produced by the impact of titanium head drivers of new generation can reach 130 decibels and that prolonged use results in loss of hearing.
The investigation began following the treatment of a golfer, 55, who for a year and a half played three times a week with a titanium head club King Cobra LD.
When hitting the ball, the patient said, “it sounded like a gun being fired,” a circumstance that was so upset he decided to return to their former clubs, less powerful but less annoying to the ear of the owner and the other players.
But by then, the patient heard noises of unknown origin and showed a slight deafness in his right ear, the usual symptoms displayed by people who are exposed to prolonged to excessively loud sounds.
To confirm his suspicions, the researchers asked the help of a golfer, who was asked to try the suits of this type of marks King Cobra, Callaway, Nike and Mizuno.
All of them produced a louder noise than the traditional stainless steel driver, with levels of 130 decibels.
“Our results show that titanium drivers can produce enough noise to induce cochlear damage temporary or even permanent in susceptible individuals,” said Dr. Malcolm Buchanan, hearing aid specialist.
His teammate Crystal Rolfe said that “caps may provide protection” and recommended its continued use to those who play on a regular basis to these drivers.
Rolfe considered in any case not be alarmed, because today it is an individual case and that further research is needed to ascertain the impact of this new generation of players from clubs in golf.
Speaking to the BBC, Professor, University of Birmingham Martin Strangwood-sports-equipment specialist, said “there has been a tendency for manufacturers to build drivers to make more noise.”
“If this is a problem, it would be easy to remedy the club head filling with foam to reduce noise,” said Strangwood, who noted that many players need to hear the impact of bat against ball to know how they’re playing, so the use of earplugs may not be to the liking of everyone.
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