Make Summer a Season of Safe Listening

School’s out for summer and kids of all ages will spend even more time listening to personal audio devices. That could mean an unsafe season lies ahead for their hearing. Noise-induced hearing loss is recognized as a global public health threat, so what better time than now for ASHA members to take the lead in spreading awareness about safe listening habits? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one billion young people are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss. Potentially damaging listening habits—too loud, too long, too often—remain a leading culprit for this risk. WHO’s concern led to the recent release of recommendations referred to as a global standard for safe listening. Such developments—coupled with the pending summer season—make the call for safe listening more relevant than ever. So, throughout June, ASHA will spread the hearing health word. The goal includes giving the public practical, easy-to-apply tips for protecting their hearing. We hope members use these resources to let clients, students, patients, and colleagues—along with family and friends—know how they can protect their hearing. Bringing ASHA members’ expertise to the forefront on this critical global issue is key to our outreach efforts. Specifically, we will engage ASHA-member audiologists as media sources, in addition to providing all ASHA-member audiologists with resources for conducting their own grassroots outreach. ASHA’s outreach this June builds on...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tags: Audiology Health Care Private Practice Slider hearing loss hearing protection Source Type: blogs