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Sunday 3 March 2024

EAR AND HEARING CARE FOR ALL

   


Hearing is essential for maintaining relationships and connections with friends and family, fully participating in team and community activities, and experiencing life events. Hearing makes it possible to engage, listen, laugh, and enjoy many of the things that help shape your quality of life.

 

Hearing is effected with age:

 Age-related hearing loss (or presbycusis) is the gradual loss of hearing in both ears. It's a common problem linked to aging. One in 3 adults over age 65 has hearing loss.

 Long-term exposure to noise and some medical conditions can also play a role. In addition, new research suggests that certain genes make some people more susceptible to hearing loss as they age. Conditions that are more common in older people, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, are associated with hearing loss.

 

World Hearing Day:

World Hearing Day was established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007, and is celebrated every year on 3 March since then. The day aims to highlight the issues of hearing loss and other defects globally, and the importance of early identification, prompt intervention, and preventive measures.

 World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world.

 World Hearing Day is an important step towards a world where everyone has access to ear and hearing care, regardless of their financial situation or location, by drawing attention to the impact of hearing loss on people's quality of life and the need for inclusive health policies.

 

Measures taken:

Increasing public awareness and health education are cost-effective ways to efficiently and effectively utilize prevention and early detection of hearing loss and aid appropriate referrals.

 Measures like newborn and infant screening at all levels of the health system. Promoting regular hearing check-ups and integrating hearing screening into routine health care interventions are other crucial steps towards a healthier population.

 Assistive technologies, including hearing aids, cochlear implants, closed captioning and other devices can help people with hearing loss at any age. People may also benefit from speech therapy, aural rehabilitation and other related services.

 How to help them?

Face the hearing-impaired person directly, on the same level and in good light whenever possible. Position yourself so that the light is shining on the speaker's face, not in the eyes of the listener. Do not talk from another room.

 Do contribute towards the theme of World Hearing Day 2024: 'changing mindsets: Let's make ear and hearing care a reality for all.'

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