Hearing Protection

Summer activities like lawn mowing, outdoor concerts and firework displays may be harming your hearing. Learn how these noises measure up.

Approximately 72% of teenagers experienced some degree of hearing loss after attending a music concert.

Hearing loss tends to get worse gradually as we get older but each case is unique.

Don’t rely on hearsay. Learn the truth about hearing loss so you can protect your hearing and choose the best hearing aid for your hearing impairment.

Hearing aids can reduce the risk of income loss as well as improve job performance and quality of life.

Starkey Hearing Foundation joins with Scholastic to launch National Hearing Awareness campaign.

Vanderbilt provides tips to help prevent hearing loss from headphones. Advice designed to help teenagers and parents listen to music safely.

Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards presented at 37th Annual Hearing Conservation Conference in New Orleans. Colgate-Palmolive, 3M and Bechtel National all recognized.

House Research Institute provides five tips to keep your hearing healthy in 2012, particularly those in the music industry

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) will sponsor USO San Diego's 20th Annual Holiday Concert, an event for local military families and San Diegans. The event will encourage safe listening and hearing protection.

We have reviewed the best phone apps to help you measure noise levels in your environment and protect your hearing from damage.

At its most recent meeting, the American Osteopathic Association decided to advocate for headphone manufacturers to include information about the dangers of high volume levels on their product packaging. Listening to headphones at high levels has been found to cause hearing loss in children and teens.

The Better Hearing Institute urges people to wear ear plugs while watching fireworks displays this 4th of July. Avoiding using firecrackers at home is another way to prevent potentially permanent hearing loss and tinnitus caused by loud noises.

Noise induced hearing loss is preventable by simply wearing hearing protection. You may not notice immediate damage; but remember that exposure is cumulative through the years - so start protecting your hearing now.

Yes, you can protect your hearing from noise and preserve the hearing you have.

The House Research Institute presents free sound and hearing event in New York City for teens to educate and entertain and features Paul Stanley of KISS.

Healthy Hearing's Sites We Like featuring websites related to foam ear plugs and bike helmets for hearing protection.

The National Association for Music Education, 75,000 members strong, is the newest sponsor of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Listen to Your Buds (LTYB) campaign which educates children about how to use personal audio technology safely.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is reminding the public about the potential risks of hearing damage and a negative impact on communication development that can happen from the misuse or overuse of various types of devices.

Each year, the Sight and Hearing Association, along with researchers from the University of Minnesota, tests toys and puts out a list of the top ten noisiest toys to help parents combat hearing loss in children.

The noise levels in many restaurants reach the threshold of pain, creating a din that can reach sound pressure levels produced by a jet engine. Restaurant owners are looking for ways to keep diners coming in while they keep background sounds down in the comfort zone.

Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the United States. Take this October, National Protect Your Hearing Month, to make a difference in the lives of those around you. Get out in your community and get talking!

The Ida Institute has created a video and educational cartoon card targeted at young people listening to loud music. The project hopes to increase awareness among teens that loud music can lead to permanent hearing loss and encourages them to turn the volume down.

These free employer seminars will address implementing an effective occupational Hearing Conservation Programs to the impact of the changes to the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR). To be held in Chicago, Cincinnati, Davenport, and Indianapolis this September.

A recent study revealed that Baby Boomers are still hearing well and longer than their parents did. These results suggest that hearing loss is not a normal part of aging and there are things that we can do to delay hearing loss.