Whistles Lead to Hearing Loss - The Official Forum

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Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:07am

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Originally Posted by Fed2You

I notice significant hearing loss immediately after the football games that I do. Maybe cause they're longer sounding whistles? In basketball, they're generally really short blasts. Just a thought.

The football official's hat reflects some of the sound (which the whistle aims up and away from your head) back down and toward your ears.

Basketball officials don't usually wear hats.

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