Research Provides Clues to Hearing Damage From Loud Noise

Noisy Planet News July 20, 2022 Research Provides Clues to Hearing Damage From Loud Noise Exposure to loud noise is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss. Earplugs or earmuffs can protect your hearing, but sometimes loud noises happen too quickly to prevent damage. Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health might be on their way to finding a solution. University of Southern California professor John S. Oghalai, M.D., and colleagues studied how loud noises affect the connections between cells in your ear that detect sound and nerves that lead to your brain. They published their findings in November 2021. Read more >> Popular Topics Parents Kids and Preteens Educators and Health Professionals Multimedia Library Publications Have You Heard? NIDCD now offers an easy way for you to get trusted, up-to-date content for your website. Learn more about content syndication >> 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320 NPInfo@nidcd.nih.gov FOLLOW US It's a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing.® is a national public education campaign supported and administered by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health. The campaign is designed to increase awareness among children ages 8 to 12 (preteens) and their parents about the causes and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. With this information, parents and other adults can encourage children to adopt healthy hearing habits before and during the time that they develop listening, leisure, and working habits. To find out more about how to protect your hearing and that of your family, visit the Noisy Planet website. Unsubscribe from this newsletter NIDCD is part of the National Institutes of Health, the nation's medical research agency. NIH… Turning Discovery Into Health®

 

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