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TakeEar l yAct i ont o Pr eventorAddr ess Hear i ngLoss Theannual s pot l i ghtonhear i ngl os sbyt heWor l d Heal t hOr gani z at i on( WHO)del i v er spoi gnant mes s agest obot hpol i c ymak er sandt hepubl i ci n or dert os t r es sj us thowwi des pr eadand l i f ec hangi nghear i ngl os si s .Wor l dHear i ngDay mar k st her el eas eoft hey ear l yWor l dRepor ton Hear i ngwhi c hc ont i nuous l ypr es ent sc r i t i c al dat at o under l i nehowmanypeopl es uf f erf r om hear i ng l os s ,manywi t houtt r eat i ngi twhi l eot her sc oul d hav epr ev ent edget t i ngi t .Thi sWor l dHear i ngDay , hear i ngai dmanuf ac t ur er ,Ot i c on,i sj oi ni ngt he Wor l dHeal t hOr gani z at i oni ni t sgl obal c al l f orac t i on t oaddr es shear i ngl os s ,ur gi ngpeopl et ot ak et i mel y ac t i oni ft heyar eex per i enc i nganyhear i ngl os sand enc our agi ngev er y onet opr ot ec tt hei rhear i ngf r om pr ev ent abl edamage. WHO r epor t st hatt hec ur r entnumberofpeopl ewi t h di s abl i nghear i ngl os sgl obal l yi s466mi l l i onand pr edi c t st hatt hi sc oul dr i s et oov er900mi l l i onby 2050.Addr es s i nghear i ngl os si sc r uc i al f orl i f e qual i t y–numer ouss t udi ess howt hatbyl i v i ngwi t h hear i ngl os st her ei sani nc r eas edr i s kofheal t h pr obl emswhi c har ebot hac aus eandef f ec tofnot l i v i nganac t i v e,s oc i al l i f e.Cur r entWHO dat as hows t hatonl y17% oft hos ewhoc oul dbenef i tf r om wear i ngahear i ngai dac t ual l yus eone. ThomasBehr ens ,Chi efAudi ol ogi s tatOt i c on, c omment ed.“ Theear l i erahear i ngl os si sdet ec t ed andt r eat ed,t hel es si mpac ti twi l l hav eona per s on’ sl i f e.Theabi l i t yt oc ommuni c at ewel l and f eel c onf i denti ns oc i al env i r onment si sv i t al t ok eep peopl el eadi nganac t i v el i f e,whi c hhass i gni f i c ant benef i t sf orheal t handwel l bei ng.Li v i ngwi t hhear i ng l os sf oranyamountoft i me,andatanys t ageofl i f e, c anbegi nt ohav eanef f ec tondai l yl i f e.Thi si s bec aus ei ti sac t ual l yt hebr ai n,notonl yt heear s , t hatpl ay st hemai nr ol ei nhear i ng,asourex t ens i v e Br ai nHear i ngr es ear c hs hows ,andt heef f or tt he br ai nendur est oc ompens at ef ort hel ac kofs ound i nf or mat i oni tr ec ei v eswi t hahear i ngl os sc anmak e manyas pec t sofl i f et oodi f f i c ul t .Thec ons equenc es ofnott r eat i ngy ourhear i ngl os sc ani nc l udef at i gue, i s ol at i on,depr es s i onandev enani nc r eas edr i s kof ear l yons etdement i a.Weur gepeopl et or ec ogni s e t hes i gnsofhear i ngl os sasear l yaspos s i bl eandt o s eekpr of es s i onal adv i c e. ” Seekhel pear l y Yearaf t ery ear ,t heWor l dRepor tonHear i ng pr es ent sev i denc et hathear i ngl os si sahugec os t t os oc i et yr es ul t i ngf r om t henegat i v eheal t hef f ec t s ofunaddr es s edhear i ngl os s .Thedet r i ment al i mpac thear i ngl os sc anhav eonaper s on’ squal i t y ofl i f ei sofgr eatc onc er n.I ti ses s ent i al t hatpeopl e under s t andt hei mpor t anc eofk eepi ngt hei rhear i ng heal t hy ,andt hatear l ydet ec t i oni ss oi mpor t ant . Thats ai d,hear i ngl os sc anbegr adual s oi tc an of t ent ak et i met or eal i s et her ei sapr obl em.Any one i nar i s kc at egor yf orhear i ngi mpai r ment ,s uc has t hos eov ert heageof50orany oneex pos edt ol oud noi s ei nt hei roc c upat i on,i sadv i s edt oc ons i der r egul art es t i ng.
Somet y pesofhear i ngl os s esc anbe pr ev ent ed Wor l dHear i ngDay2021wi l l al s os t r es st he i mpor t anc eofhear i ngl os spr ev ent at i v e meas ur es ,whi c hc oul dhel pr educ et he numberofpeopl eneedl es s l yaf f ec t edby hear i ngl os s .Themos tpr omi nentex ampl eof pr ev ent at i v ehear i ngl os si sNoi s eI nduc ed hear i ngl os s( NI HL) . Noi s ei nduc edhear i ngl os sI Spr ev ent abl e.I t i ses s ent i al t hatpeopl es t ayawar eoft hei r noi s eex pos ur eandt r yt omi ni mi z ei t whenev eri tappr oac hesdanger ousl ev el s . Mus i cc onc er t s ,f orex ampl e,of t enhav ehi gh noi s el ev el swhi c hi shar mf ul t ot heear s . Loudmac hi ner yandv ehi c l esal s or egul ar l y c aus eNI HLi ft hepr operearpr ot ec t i oni snot wor n.Ther ear et hr ees i mpl eway st ohel p pr ev enthear i ngl os s : •Us ewel l f i t t edear phonesandnoi s e c anc el l i ngheadphones–agoodf i ts t ops s oundl eak i ngoutwhi c hens ur esc l ear er audi owi t houtt heneedt ot ur nt hev ol umeup t odanger ousl ev el s . •Wearear pl ugs( andf i tt hem c or r ec t l y )–i n anynoi s yenv i r onmentorf oranyl oud ac t i v i t y ,wel l i ns er t edear pl ugsc anhel pt o r educ et hel ev el ofdec i bel ex pos ur e c ons i der abl y . •T ak el i s t eni ngbr eak s–ear sneedar es t f r om t i met ot i me,andac hanc et or ec ov er f r om c ont i nuousex pos ur et onoi s e. “ Wehav ec omef ari nt r eat i nghear i ngl os s t hank st opr of es s i onal c ar eandmoder n hear i ngs ol ut i onsal l owi ngpeopl et ohearal l r el ev ants oundsagai ns ot hatt heyc anl i v e ac t i v el y .Li v i ngwi t hhear i ngl os sc anhav e manyc ons equenc esf orqual i t yofl i f e.Thati s whyi ti ss oi mpor t antt ot r eatahear i ngl os s– ort r yt opr ev enti t ,andwhyt hi sWor l d hear i ngDay ,weur geev er y bodyt ot ak e ac t i on, ”c onc l udedThomasBehr ens . Af r eeonl i nehear i ngt es ti sav ai l abl eont he Ot i c onwebs i t ef orany onet hatwoul dl i k et o t ak et hef i r s ti mpor t ants t eps . Rel eas ef r om ThePRRoom