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The best ways to protect your hearing are to avoid exposure to loud sounds, move away from the noise, or turn down the volume. When these options aren’t possible, hearing protectors—earplugs or protective earmuffs—can help. Hearing protectors are wearable devices that can lower the intensity of sound that enters your ears.

It’s a noisy planet! Many sounds are safe, but others can damage your hearing. This damage is called noise-induced hearing loss, or NIHL for short.

Keep hearing the sounds you love! Earplugs and earmuffs help protect your hearing from harmful noises. You’ll still be able to hear the sounds you love, but your hearing will be protected from damaging noise.

Just as you teach your children to wear sunscreen, use a seatbelt, and wear a bicycle helmet, teach them to wear hearing protectors to limit noise exposure.

Instructions for Using Earplugs.

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