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    Over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices. Nearly 50% listen to personal audio devices at unsafe levels and around 40% are exposed to damaging sound levels at nightclubs and concerts. Individuals can take steps like keeping the volume down, limiting noisy activities and getting regular hearing checkups. Manufacturers, venue managers, parents and physicians all have roles to play in promoting safe listening. The key message is that once hearing is lost, it cannot be regained so prevention is important.

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    Over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices. Nearly 50% listen to personal audio devices at unsafe levels and around 40% are exposed to damaging sound levels at nightclubs and concerts. Individuals can take steps like keeping the volume down, limiting noisy activities and getting regular hearing checkups. Manufacturers, venue managers, parents and physicians all have roles to play in promoting safe listening. The key message is that once hearing is lost, it cannot be regained so prevention is important.

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    MLS Main Infographic A4 Lowres For Web

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    Mercedes Valcárcel Blázquez
    Over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices. Nearly 50% listen to personal audio devices at unsafe levels and around 40% are exposed to damaging sound levels at nightclubs and concerts. Individuals can take steps like keeping the volume down, limiting noisy activities and getting regular hearing checkups. Manufacturers, venue managers, parents and physicians all have roles to play in promoting safe listening. The key message is that once hearing is lost, it cannot be regained so prevention is important.

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    Make Listening Safe

    KEY FACTS

    1.1 billion young Over 43 million


    people worldwide are at risk
    of hearing loss due to unsafe
    people 12–35 years live
    listening practices with disabling hearing loss
    MAKE LISTENING SAFE
    Make Listening Safe
    Among young people 12–35 years in middle- and high-income countries:
    listen to unsafe levels of sound are exposed to potentially damaging
    International Ear Care Day 2015 www.who.int/pbd/deafness/activities/MLS

    Nearly Around
    through personal audio devices (MP3 levels of sound at nightclubs, bars
    50% players, smartphones, and others) 40% and sporting events

    PREVENTION ACTION
    Individuals can:

    hr min sec

    Keep the volume Limit time spent Heed the warning Monitor safe Get regular
    down! engaged in noisy signs of hearing loss! listening levels hearing
    activities! through use check-ups!
    ° Determine safe listening level ° Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) of smartphone
    on personal audio device ° In noisy venues, take short apps!
    listening breaks and move ° Difficulty hearing high-pitched
    ° Wear earplugs in noisy away from loud sounds
    sounds, understanding
    venues; use carefully fitted, speech on telephone,
    and if possible, noise- ° Limit the daily use of personal following conversations in
    cancelling ear/headphones audio devices to <1 hour/day noisy venues

    Parents, teachers and Manufacturers can: design personal


    physicians can: educate young audio devices with safety features, display
    people about safe listening information about safe listening on products
    and packaging
    Managers of entertainment Governments can: develop and enforce
    venues can: respect safe noise level strict legislation on recreational noise, launch
    set by venue, use sound limiters, offer public information campaigns
    earplugs and “chill out” rooms to patrons

    Make Listening Safe. Once you lose your hearing, it won’t come back!

    Department for Management of NCDs, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention (NVI)
    World Health Organization
    20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
    Tel +41-22-791-1466
    www.who.int/pbd/deafness/activities/MLS

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