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Your sense of smell helps you enjoy life. You may delight in the aromas of your favorite foods or the fragrance of flowers. Your sense of smell is also a warning system, alerting you to danger signals such as a gas leak, spoiled food, or a fire. Any loss in your sense of smell can have a negative effect on your quality of life. It can also be a sign of more serious health problems.

Quick Statistics About Hearing

Improving hearing health care for adults in the United States is an urgent public health problem, and contributing to solutions is a priority for the NIDCD.

Muchos de los sonidos agradables que oímos todos los días tienen un nivel seguro que no daña nuestra audición.

¿Sabías que si escuchas los reproductores personales de música por demasiadas horas al día, a un volumen demasiado alto, puedes dañar tu audición? Este daño se va sumando con el tiempo y es permanente.

Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language

La neuropatía auditiva es un trastorno de la audición en el que el oído interno puede detectar el sonido, pero tiene problemas con el envío del sonido del oído al cerebro.

Whether you’re a teacher, community leader, or health professional, your regular interactions with kids provide you with unique opportunities to help shape their healthy hearing habits for life.

Believe it or not, research shows that preteens actually do listen to their parents and follow their parents’ behavior. Use these tips to help protect your children’s hearing for a lifetime.

Los preadolescentes están en una etapa importante de sus vidas.