September 2013
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Lending an ear to rural hearing care
by Alan Wheatley
A programme is being rolled out for rural women to carry a hearing care message to young rural New Zealanders. Programme Manager of Injury Prevention at ACC, Dr John Wallaart says while heating loss is a national concern, it is increasingly so in rural New Zealand, especially among young people.
“They listen to audio devices in already loud machinery instances and need to made aware of the potential risk, as once damaged, hearing cannot be repaired, but with some planning
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and increased knowledge, it can be managed.” The programme ‘Dangerous Decibels’ was delivered to 30,000 young people last year and Dr Wallaart wants to now see it targeting rural New Zealand. “Hearing loss and damage is costing the industry something around $10 million a year in terms of compensation claims. It’s probably one of the top claims from the rural sector and covers all types of farming.” A two-day course on the USdesigned programme was run in Auckland last month and was well attended by rural women. Dr ACC Programme Manager of Injury Prevention, Dr Wallaart says the aim is now to roll John Wallaart hopes to get the message on rural hearing care out to the community it out across the country. “It’s a farming issue and so we prevention out to their communities at want rural women to come and get all levels.” Dr Wallaart can be contacted the facts and then take the message on 027 220 7387 or email john. about hearing care and damage wallaart@acc.co.nz.
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