A short note from Dr Alex Rowe, Associate Medical Director, Europe, UnitedHealthcare Global:
"Today is World Hearing Day, an annual event which raises awareness on ways to prevent deafness and hearing loss as well as promoting ear and hearing care. The theme for 2022 is “to hear for life, listen with care!”, focusing on the benefits of safe listening to maintain good hearing.3
It might not surprise you to learn that practicing safe listening and avoiding exposure to loud sounds can help prevent hearing loss from exposure to loud noise and is a simple way to prevent hearing damage in the future for good hearing through to old age. In fact, the key message of World Hearing Day is that many common causes of hearing loss are actually preventable and governments and their regulatory bodies should promote safe listening by implementing evidence-based standards.3 At UnitedHealthcare Global, we encourage everyone to participate in the campaign and find out what they can do to maintain good hearing.”
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