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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.

Loud noises happen where you might not expect them, from your home kitchen to the school cafeteria.

Preteens are at an important stage in their lives. They are starting to make some of their own choices. At the same time, they are still listening to you. That’s why this is a great time to teach them that exposure to loud noises can damage their hearing and that noise-induced hearing loss

Today marks a significant milestone in advancing hearing health care, as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) release the consensus study report, Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability (link is external).

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.

PubMed abstract for publications

Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity.

Charts and Tables for Hearing Statistics

Quick Statistics About Hearing

Nuevo estudio sobre la pérdida de audición en las personas de 20 a 69 años de edad en los Estados Unidos