2023-12-16 15:00:00
«More lights, less noise» is the campaign promoted by the TGD Padres Tea association at the national level to raise awareness about the damage caused by fireworks in people with hearing hypersensitivity.
«In Bariloche the use of fireworks is not allowed by municipal ordinance, but it is still a problem. In many cities, its use is still allowed,” said Valeria Sárez, founding mother of TGD Padres Tea Bariloche, which brings together 350 families.
The campaign began in 2017 with the aim of raising awareness about the disorders that fireworks can cause not only in people with autism, but also older adults and children. In those people who suffer from hearing hypersensitivity, Excessive stimulation can lead to a strong crisis.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the maximum sound level to which a person can be exposed without suffering any type of damage is approximately 56 decibels (a conversation, the air conditioning, a street). Pyrotechnics, on the other hand, It can exceed 160 decibels.
«We ask for more lighting pyrotechnics, below 56 decibels. We say no to high-impact pyrotechnics. We don’t want to prohibit anything to anyone. We just ask for more empathy. Silent pyrotechnics with low sound impact are already used in countries such as Brazil, France, Japan and China; while the province of Córdoba is already on its way on this journey,” they say from the association that brings together 800,000 families nationwide.
«Sometimes, there is no empathy regarding what fireworks cause in hypersensitive people (in our case, our children who are autistic). A stressful or extreme situation, such as a noise, causes that child to freeze, start peeing or delay treatment,” Suárez said.
He said that the holidays generate strong stress for families who, many times, must move to quieter places so that the children do not suffer from the use of sound fireworks. “It’s not just about the pet that can escape. It can cause great harm to a person. Many times, we go to the supermarket and the kids can’t stand the noise of the checkouts. Just imagine a firecracker. Therefore, we hope that society understands and thinks about us«Suarez said.
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