Make Listening Safe: a WHO initiativefor safe listening devices , using technology to promote safe...
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Make Listening Safe: a WHO initiative
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Cause for concern*
_____________________________________WHO, 2015
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Among young people in middle- and high-income countries:*
_____________________________________WHO, 2015
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Unsafe listening
� Loud volumes
� prolonged duration
�Regular/habitual exposure
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Increasing risk…
Personal audio devices are being used by an increasing proportion of the population.*
Easy access to listening technology.*
Lack of legislation and its implementation on recreational exposure.___________________________________
* European Commission, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks: 2008.
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What can we do?What can we do?What can we do?What can we do?
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What can individuals do?
Hearing loss due to recreational noise exposure can be prevented through certain simple practices
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What can we do?
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Launched on 3 March 2015: World Hearing Day
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Focus of the initiative: awareness
To raise awareness, amongst all stakeholders, about prevention of hearing loss caused by recreational exposure.
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Focus: personal audio devices
In collaboration with ITU, define standards for safe listening devices, using technology to promote safe listening. This could include:
Music players (MP3 players, smartphones, personal music players)
Earphones/Headphones
Standards which serve to minimise the users' risk of acquiring hearing loss, (as a consequence of its use)
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Focus: behaviour change
To promote safe listening habits among users through:
raised awareness
safe listening software applications
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Focus: research
To promote research through development of a uniform screening protocol for recreational noise-induced hearing loss.
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Provision of earplugs
Information on safe listening.
Safe listening announcements.
Focus: Safe listening concerts
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Thank you…keep listening!
May the music never end………