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hearing loss
SOUND ADVICE
T U R N
I T
D O W N
It only takes 15 minutes
per week of listening at
the maximum volume to
cause permanent
hearing loss!
Loud volumes on iPods, cell phones and other personal
devices are contributing to an increase in the number of
children, teens and adults that suffer from noise-induced
hearing loss (NIHL) each year. Hearing loss is the third
most common health problem in the United States and
affects more than 36 million Americans.
“Hearing loss in children has become a serious problem,” said
Heather Baty, audiologist at Children’s of Alabama. “It is critical
to a child’s safety and to the development of many social skills,
speech and learning.”
Fortunately, noise-induced hearing loss is
100 percent preventable. Here are some
ways to prevent NIHL:
According to the American Speech, [