Listen Carefully to Listen Longer Posted by Better Hearing Center on October 04, 2013

This October marks another celebration of National Protect Your Hearing Month in the U.S. As part of this campaign, we want to take a moment to share some great awareness statistics and efforts. The biggest part of this initiative is to build awareness for the effects of potential noise damage from audio players and other devices so everyone reduces their likelihood of hearing loss. In fact research shows that 1 in 5 teens in the U.S. today report some degree of hearing loss due to noise exposure in their daily lives. By actively choosing to reduce the volume of music players and to wear hearing protection in overly noisy environments, this number can be reduced in the future.

The same principle applies for adults today. In our fast-paced lives it seems as if the world continually gets noisier. By choosing to protect hearing at arena events or when taking public transportation, one can help reduce the likelihood of needing a hearing aid in the future. Recently the Starkey Hearing Foundation launched an awareness and education effort for protecting your hearing called Listen Carefully. For anyone that wants to learn more about the potential hazards to hearing health and how to protect it simply click here. Also to receive hearing protection or have your hearing evaluated please call us today or submit your request on our Contact Us page and we will respond within one business day.