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  1. Deafness and hearing loss: Safe listening

    Mar 21, 2025 · The term safe listening simply refers to specific listening behaviours that do not put your hearing at risk. The volume of sounds, the duration of listening, and frequency of exposure to loud …

  2. Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jan 17, 2024 · Major causes of hearing loss include congenital or early onset childhood hearing loss, chronic middle ear infections, noise-induced hearing loss, age-related hearing loss, and ototoxic …

  3. Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Feb 26, 2025 · Deafness and hearing loss fact sheet from WHO: providing key facts and information on causes, impact, prevention, identification, management and WHO response.

  4. World Hearing Day 2026

    World Hearing Day 2026 (3 March) From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children Act now so no child is left behind due to ear or hearing problems Why focus on children’s hearing? …

  5. World Hearing Day timeline - World Health Organization (WHO)

    World Hearing Day through the years: Journey of advocacy World Hearing Day is a pivotal advocacy event in raising awareness about hearing loss and promoting ear and hearing care worldwide. Each …

  6. World Report on Hearing - World Health Organization (WHO)

    World Report on Hearing The World Report on Hearing (WRH) has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA70.13), adopted in 2017 as a means of providing guidance …

  7. World hearing day 2024 - World Health Organization (WHO)

    World Hearing Day 2024 will focus on overcoming the challenges posed by societal misperceptions and stigmatizing mindsets through awareness-raising and information-sharing, targeted at the public and …

  8. World Hearing Day 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Sep 18, 2019 · World Hearing Day 2025 (3 March) Changing mindsets: Empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all! You can take steps today to ensure good hearing health throughout …

  9. Ear and hearing care - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jan 30, 2023 · Prevention of hearing loss and deafness is essential throughout the life course – from prenatal and perinatal periods to older age. In children, nearly 60% of hearing loss is due to …

  10. Deafness and hearing loss: Tinnitus - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Feb 28, 2025 · Hearing aids can be effective for some people with tinnitus and hearing loss (16). They amplify external sounds, making tinnitus less noticeable and improving overall hearing. In persons …