Causes of Hearing Loss

Age 

Hearing loss is the natural phenomenon when people become aged. People’s ability to hear starts worsening from 30s and 40s and when they reach our 80s, most of them suffer from hearing loss. 

Noise 

We may experience sounds of traffic, TV, radios etc in our day to day lives. But all these are at a safe level not damaging the hearing. They are under 85 decibles. When the sound is more than this level is causes noise and that hampers our hearing. Noisy motors, loud music at night clubs, discos and night clubs cause hearing problem in the future. The increasing use of portable MP3 players is even causing hearing damages. These devices can deliver high sound levels and so the user in order to enjoy music to the utmost level exposes their ears to excessively high dB levels. 

Smoking

Recent studies have shown that if you quit smoking or reduce it and avoid passive exposure to smoking, you may reduce the risk of hearing loss. Presently, smokers have more than fifteen percent of hearing loss than non-smokers. However, it has also been found that passive smoking has increased the likelihood of hearing loss by twenty-eight percent. 

Other hearing loss causes include:

·         too much of ear wax

·         build-up of fluid in ear

·         an infection in the ear

·         an inflammation of brain

·         stroke where the supply of blood to brain is interrupted

·         meningitis

Hearing loss can be temporary or permanent. For example, if it’s because of too much of ear wax that you are unable to hear properly, you can ask an ENT specialist to treat it and get it removed as soon as possible. But if it is because of exposure to loud noise, then hearing aids may only be the solution. But before buying one for your need, consult one of the reputed audiologists in Bulleen, let him or her examine you and conduct a hearing test. Your audiologist will be the best person to suggest you what to do in case of hearing loss.

Safe and Green Food Packaging Methods

Food packaging is to maintain the freshness of the food and make it available to sell for long distances. Food manufacturing companies are paying close attention for better packaging for their products. With the growing concern on health and safety, manufacturing houses are looking for environment friendly solutions, which are observed especially in the countries which have government rule and norms on food processing and packaging. 

In this blog I am going to discuss about some green packaging methods. 

Safety packaging:

Safety is the primary concern of food packaging. Package a food to ensure the safety and freshness of the product. Be concerned about both the inner and the outer packaging materials. Apply proper packaging material as that gives the safety of the product. Use food wrapping machine, cans, tray to pack perishable products properly. 

Stop going for over packaging:

Modern entrepreneurs tend to given more importance on packaging rather than on the products. The food prices are increases due to the quality packaging. In fact, nowadays a product which can be packaged in a simple way is being made into a luxurious one. This is called over packaging. 

The disadvantages of this kind packaging are:

·         It makes the box heavy and bulky to carry.

·         Require more space, this increases carriage.

·         Misleads the consumer by the appearance. It creates a negative impact on the mind of the buyer.

·         It also increases waste. Over packaging needs extra papers and plastics which go into the garbage.

Using green packaging materials:

Start using green packaging materials. It will benefit both the company and the nature as well. Recyclable material can be easily decomposed by the nature. Companies should start using glass bottles for packing juices, milk and soft drinks. Use of plastic should be minimized. For carrying products from the market try to use paper bags, biodegradable plastic bags or jute bags.

Some Convenient Tips for Booklet Printing

A booklet is one of the major tools for business. It is a small book consisting of a few sheets containing information about the company and products. The making of booklet has to be very crafty. So, if you are planning for a booklet printing, ensure to design and print one that will make a good impact on your client. Here are a few tips, which you need to need to keep in your mind while booklet printing. 

 Right binding:

A booklet is bound for binding. Straight forward staple will be perfect for a booklet that is having pages 8-40.   

Leave space for binding:

While printing a booklet make the alignment perfect so that you can leave the spaces for binding. Otherwise some important text will cut off from a passage. Most of the publishers who provide booklet printing in Brisbane will make the alignment perfectly for you.

Plan your information:

Plan how you are going to provide the information or message that you want to spread through the booklet. Plan about the heading and the content, where you want to put them, how you want them to be put and so on. 

Create a great front cover:

Decide on the front cover of your booklet. The design of the cover should be appealing with large image and colorful fonts. Colorful design will attract the attention of the client and will convey the idea faster. 

Choose high resolution image:

Do not go with a low resolution image by downloading it from internet. It will make the cover page blur and unattractive. When taking an image ask your designer to enhance it. You can do it online as well. 

Select correct paper for inner pages:

You booklet has to be different from a book; hence the selection of the pages is important. Select the papers of silk and uncoated style; if you want to make it extra gloss then you can add laminated papers as well. If you place too heavy pages it might spoil the look. It is preferred to use 120 to 150 gsm pages for a standard booklet.