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Over a 10-year period, this promises a return of nearly US$&nbsp;16 for every US dollar invested,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHO adds thatnearly 80 per cent of people with disabling hearing loss live in low- and middle-income countries with the prevalence of hearing loss increasing with age, among those older than 60 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agency states that a person who is not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing \u2013 hearing thresholds of 20&nbsp;dB or better in both ears \u2013 is said to have hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearing loss may be mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe or profound which can affect one ear or both ears and leads to difficulty in hearing conversational speech or loud sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The causes of hearing loss include,cerumen impaction (impacted ear wax),&nbsp;trauma to the ear or head, loud noise\/loud sounds exposure,ototoxic medicines, work related ototoxic chemicals, nutritional deficiencies, viral infections and other ear conditions and delayed onset or progressive genetic hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agency states that Hearing loss can be prevented by immunization,good maternal and childcare practices,genetic counselling, identification and management of common ear conditions, occupational hearing conservation&nbsp;programmes&nbsp;for noise and chemical exposure and safe listening strategies for the reduction of exposure to loud sounds in recreational settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agency has urged Member States, partners and stakeholders to organize events to raise awareness in communities, and to ensure accessible ear and hearing care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Hearing Day organized by WHO is celebrated March 3 every year with emphasises of the significance of ear care and how it plays a crucial role in maintaining overall well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As hearing allows individuals to communicate, interact, and engage with their surroundings, raising awareness about its preservation is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHO calls for increase in public awareness about the importance of ear and hearing care as integral to overall health and well-being, reducing stigma associated with hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agency urged individuals of all ages to take concrete actions, such as regular hearing check-ups, the use of hearing protection and use of hearing technology, if advised.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disabling hearing loss refers to hearing loss greater than 35\u00a0decibels in the better hearing ear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14393,"featured_media":767426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1981,14500,9337,2512],"coauthors":[15423],"class_list":["post-767396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-featured","tag-hearing","tag-hearing-loss","tag-who"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - 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