Ever since I was a child, I’ve hated the Fourth of July.
Don’t get me wrong, I love barbecues, red, white and blue and baseball games, but fireworks are not for me. I remember hiding under blankets in the car when my parents took me to a fireworks show, because the loud noises really hurt my ears.
I spoke with Cory Portnuff, AuD, PhD, an audiologist at UCHealth and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology in the CU School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, about this not-so-common issue and what to do to stay safe during Fourth of July festivities.