Turn the volume down!
Roberta Singer
The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented that about 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the mis-use of personal audio devices, including smartphones, exposing themselves to damaging levels of sound. They have reported that 360 million people have moderate to profound hearing loss, but “it is estimated that half of all cases of hearing loss are avoidable. In addition, the prevalence of tinnitus associated with noise exposure has been rising as the age of hearing-impaired individuals has been decreasing. We need to be encouraged to Turn The Music Down!