A review by miguelf
Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World by David Owen

4.0

I’ve never been as paranoid with the volume settings as I was in listening to this audiobook. Volume Control is all about our hearing covering the science of how we hear to the history of how humans have tried (and mostly failed) to protect their hearing, to current cutting edge advancements in assisting deaf and hard of hearing treatments & technology. It’s consistently interesting and has a lot of tidbits related to the topic. The author is rightfully concerned about hearing protection around power tools – luckily I have always had my trusty earplugs and even ear muffs on top when operating a router. Now I just have to remember to turn down the volume on my ear buds listening to audiobooks and podcasts as well.