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    HEALTH 6 - Module 5

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    Noise pollution is unwanted loud sound that can harm human and animal health. Excessive noise can cause hearing loss, brain damage, heart disease, sleep problems, and psychological issues like stress. This lesson teaches ways to control and manage noise pollution, such as using ear protectors, covering ears, chewing gum to reduce car noise, and avoiding loud sounds near hospitals and schools. The document also provides tips on checking device noise levels and using silencers, as well as interesting facts about how our ears work and the health effects of excessive noise exposure.

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    HEALTH 6 - Module 5

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    Noise pollution is unwanted loud sound that can harm human and animal health. Excessive noise can cause hearing loss, brain damage, heart disease, sleep problems, and psychological issues like stress. This lesson teaches ways to control and manage noise pollution, such as using ear protectors, covering ears, chewing gum to reduce car noise, and avoiding loud sounds near hospitals and schools. The document also provides tips on checking device noise levels and using silencers, as well as interesting facts about how our ears work and the health effects of excessive noise exposure.

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    Noise pollution is unwanted loud sound that can harm human and animal health. Excessive noise can cause hearing loss, brain damage, heart disease, sleep problems, and psychological issues like stress. This lesson teaches ways to control and manage noise pollution, such as using ear protectors, covering ears, chewing gum to reduce car noise, and avoiding loud sounds near hospitals and schools. The document also provides tips on checking device noise levels and using silencers, as well as interesting facts about how our ears work and the health effects of excessive noise exposure.

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    HEALTH 6 - Module 5

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    Noise pollution is unwanted loud sound that can harm human and animal health. Excessive noise can cause hearing loss, brain damage, heart disease, sleep problems, and psychological issues like stress. This lesson teaches ways to control and manage noise pollution, such as using ear protectors, covering ears, chewing gum to reduce car noise, and avoiding loud sounds near hospitals and schools. The document also provides tips on checking device noise levels and using silencers, as well as interesting facts about how our ears work and the health effects of excessive noise exposure.

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    HEALTH

    Third Quarter –
    Lesson 5: Practicing Ways to Control or
    Manage Noise Pollution

    After going through this module, you are expected to practice ways to control or manage
    noise pollution (MELC H6EH-IIIfg-6)

    Noise pollution is an unwanted loud sound created through activities made by


    machines, people, wildlife and natural sounds that cause health problems to human and
    animals both on the land and in the water. Excessive sounds are harmful to us because it
    may lead to hearing loss, damaged brain, and increased the risk of heart diseases, irregular
    sleep, and psychological disorders like nervousness, irritability, and stress. We cannot run
    away from noise in our home, school and community that is why it is best to practice ways
    to control and manage it.
    Here is something for you to think about where the noise come from.
    “When a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make any sound? What
    is music to one person maybe noise to another. Noise is all around which is repeatedly
    heard from common activities that surrounds us. Sounds louder than the normal level are
    harmful. Too much exposure to these can affect our health.
    Noise is also created by the family members or neighbors and different kinds of
    sources such as radio, television, loud speakers, appliances and other gadgets like
    smartphone, tablet and laptop.
    Shouting, walking, running, playing, are examples of activities that make loud
    sounds at home. It needs to be controlled to make us more comfortable. Managing these
    loud sounds can help reduce home and environmental noises and their possible negative
    health impacts.
    Knowing the sources of noise is important. There are ways to prevent or control
    noise but its not enough if they are not put into practice.

    Here are some helpful practices in avoiding or managing noise pollution.


    1. Use proper and clean ear protector whenever possible.
    2. If the noise situation is not too long, cover your ears with your clean palm.
    3. Chewing, yawning and swallowing during traveling time will help reduce temporary
    hearing loss due to car noise.
    4. When exposed to excessive noise, practice certain measures to ease an ear discomfort
    like alternately putting cold or warm compress over outside the affected ear for 10 minutes.
    Gargling water with salt may also help release ear pain.
    5. Avoid blowing of horns to silent zones like schools and hospitals.
    6. If you are using a machine, be sure to check the noise level it produces. You can apply
    noise absorber in it.
    7. Use device or silencer to reduce noise like car exhaust.

    Let’s have some Trivia about our ears. These are very interesting to know.
    Do you know that our ears and hearing never rest?
    a. When we sleep, our brain ignores soft sounds around but only reacts to loud sounds.
    b. We hear music better on our left side.
    c. Eat leafy vegetables to prevent hearing loss caused by exposure to noise.
    d. Ear wax protects our middle ear from unwanted sounds.
    e. In our body, there is the smallest bone called stirrup which is found in the middle ear.
    We have also the temporal bone which is the hardest bone that protects our inner ear.
    f. Long exposure to noise over 85 decibels (a unit use to measure sound) will cause
    tinnitus or ringing in the ears.
    One of the best ways to manage and control noise is to know the source of the noise and its
    sound level. With that, you can identify and practice the proper way to control or manage
    the situation when too loud sounds are heard or produced. Let us take a look at the table
    below these important information:

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