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- Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)
Deafness and hearing loss fact sheet from WHO: providing key facts and information on causes, impact, prevention, identification, management and WHO response
- Deafness and hearing loss: Safe listening
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 sounds all have an impact on hearing The higher the level of sound and longer the duration, the greater the risk of hearing loss
- Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 drugs that damage the inner ear The impacts of hearing loss are broad and can be profound
- Deafness and hearing loss: Hearing checks and the hearWHO app
Many people with hearing loss are unaware of it Regular hearing checks can ensure that hearing loss is identified as early as possible so that you can take action and continue listening to the sounds around you
- hearWHO - World Health Organization (WHO)
hearWHO Early detection of hearing loss is crucial for its effective rehabilitation In order to ensure that hearing loss is noticed as early as possible, all people should check their hearing from time to time, especially those who are at a higher risk of hearing loss
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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- 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 for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans
- Deafness - World Health Organization (WHO)
Many causes of hearing loss can be prevented through public health measures Through rehabilitation, education and empowerment, people with hearing loss can reach their full potential Raising awareness and improving access to services at the primary level can help to reduce the prevalence and adverse impact of hearing loss
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