World Hearing Day: “Changing Mindsets: Empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all!”
This year’s campaign aims to encourage individuals to recognise the importance of ear and hearing health and inspire change in behaviour to protect your hearing from loud sounds and prevent hearing loss, check their hearing regularly, use hearing devices if needed, and support those living with hearing loss.
Almost 80% of persons with hearing impairment reside in low- to middle-income countries, and most of them lack access to necessary interventions. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 78 million people live with hearing loss. Over 2 million children aged 0–15 years are affected by disabling hearing loss requiring rehabilitation. By 2050, 194 million people across the Region are projected to have problems with their hearing.
In many cases hearing loss is preventable through safe listening practices and regular hearing check-ups, but there is limited awareness about the importance of ear health. A cultural shift in attitudes towards ear and hearing care is needed.
By 2030, over 500 million people worldwide are expected to have disabling hearing loss requiring rehabilitation. A major contributing factor is prolonged exposure to loud sounds, especially among young people engaging in recreational activities such as listening to music through headphones and playing video games at high volumes. Currently, more than 1 billion young people are at risk of permanent hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices.
We encourage individuals to take responsibility for their own hearing health by adopting simple steps to protect and preserve their hearing as part of their overall health and wellbeing.
Recommended steps include:
Protect hearing from loud sounds
Avoid prolonged exposure to loud sounds during recreational pastimes such as listening to music and video gameplay and use ear protection in noisy environments.
Regular hearing checks
Early identification of hearing loss through regular hearing assessments can prevent further deterioration and improve outcomes.
Reynella Medical Centre is excited to announce we will be hosting Tracey from Attune to conduct FREE hearing checks on Tuesday the 25th March.
Book Now – Phone our friendly reception staff on 8382 3900
