We are lucky here in Malta to have very mild autumn months. However, other places such as the UK or USA have beautiful traditional autumn weather. Let us take you on a journey of their most magical sounds of autumn…
Autumn leaves
Perhaps the sound that resonates with autumn the most is the crunching of leaves underfoot. The leaves will soon begin to change to their red and brown colours and will drop to the ground.
With this in mind, we know a lot of people will use this time to prepare their garden before the winter months. As always, we must advise that you protect your hearing whilst using any loud garden machinery. Leaf blowers, lawn mowers and hedge trimmers are all very loud and the only way to ensure you won’t experience any damage to your hearing is to wear ear protection.
Pitter-patter rain drops
Another magical sound of autumn is the rain. The pitter-patter of rain drops onto leaves, our roofs and into puddles can be very calming and stress relieving.
Our ears don’t have any protective fat tissues meaning they can cool down quite quickly leaving us susceptible to cold and wet conditions. There is also only a thin layer of skin surrounding the nerves in your ear canal so cold, wet weather can cause ear pain. Keeping your ears covered during cool weather will prevent any reduction in blood flow and reduce any risk of ear pain and infection.
Whistling wind
During autumn, we can experience strong, relentless wind. How cosy is it to be sat in the house with a blanket when it’s blowing a gale outside and you can hear the wind rustling the leaves.
Most modern hearing aids will be able to adapt to your environment and may have a weather management system. This is important so that you are still able to join in conversations while out on windy days.
Sparkling fireworks
Fireworks are used a lot during autumn and winter for different celebrations. Crackling bonfires and spectacular fireworks are amazing sensory experiences. We do strongly advise that you wear a form of ear protection if you go to a fireworks display. Fireworks can reach very high decibels and could cause long term damage to your hearing if you don’t protect them properly.
Please let us know what your favourite sounds of autumn are! If you need any advice with caring for your hearing aids during the autumn months, please give us a call.
