Have you driven a sports convertible out in the open with the hood fully down and you cannot hear anything except for the wind rushing through your ears? If you do this regularly, it can cause permanent ear damage. According to the Journal of Otolaryngology, if you are cruising at speeds of more than 50 to 70mph, your ears are exposed to more noise than a pneumatic drill. As a result, this level of exposure can cause serious damage to your ears.

They tested a whole range of car convertibles and conclude that at speeds of more than 50mph the estimated noise level reached between 88 to 90 decibels.

Here are three simple things you can do to prevent the noise level to be too high:
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