WISE EARS!®
WISE EARS!® is a national campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
Resources available from the coalition are:
Kids and Teachers
Parents
Public
Media
WISE EARS! Coalition and Partners
Información en español
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD),
in partnership with the National Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH), are joined by a coalition of national, regional,
and local organizations, voluntaries, and state and local government
agencies in a national
campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss called WISE EARS!®
The objectives of the coalition are to:
- Increase awareness about noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among all audiences, e.g., workers, employees, health professionals, teachers, parents, children, entertainment industry, unions, industry, state and local government workers, and the general public.
- Motivate all audiences to take action against NIHL by understanding the problem and its solutions, e.g., understanding that everyone is at risk for NIHL; expanding the availability of hearing protection devices; advocating changes in the workplace; developing hearing loss prevention programs.
Whom To Contact
For more information about the coalition, contact:
Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison
National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2320
Voice: (301) 496-7243
Fax: (301) 402-0018
E-mail: ohcplmail-r@mail.nih.gov
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Do You Know?
Ten million Americans have already suffered irreversible damage from noise, and thirty million more are exposed to dangerous levels of noise each day.
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