Insights, thoughts, and stories about audio accessibility and inclusive sound design.
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Wellness is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days – whether it’s about yoga, veganism or mindfulness. But we don’t often give any thought to our hearing. Shouldn’t we look after our hearing wellness in the same way as we might look after our diets or our eyesight? From work to travel, home to meeting friends, every day we encounter a whole host of sounds that have the ability to influence us positively or negatively. And it’s not just our hearing that’s affected. Even when we’re wearing noise-cancelling headphones, sound can impact both our physical and mental health in more ways than you might imagine! So, when it comes to wellness, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Here are 5 ways that sound affects the human body…