WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
Oct 08, 2024, at 02:37 pm
The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday.
One in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050: WHO
Mar 02, 2021, at 03:52 pm
Geneva: Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first World Report on Hearing, released on Tuesday.
White noise improves hearing: Study
Nov 16, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New York/IBNS: Noise is not the same as noise – and even a quiet environment does not have the same effect as white noise.
'Once lost , hearing doesn't come back': World Health Organization warns on World Hearing Day
Mar 03, 2019, at 04:43 pm
New York, Mar 3 (IBNS): Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. To address this problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging people on this year’s World Hearing Day, held on March 3, to check their hearing.
With age comes hearing loss and a greater risk of cognitive decline: Study
Feb 13, 2019, at 06:03 pm
Washington, Feb 13 (IBNS): Hearing impairment is a common consequence of advancing age.
UN guidelines unveiled to prevent rising hearing loss among young smartphone listeners
Feb 13, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): More than one billion 12 to 35-year-olds, risk irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on their smartphone, UN health experts said on Tuesday, unveiling new guidelines to help address the problem.
Hearing loss linked to poor nutrition in early childhood, study finds
Feb 09, 2018, at 11:46 pm
Washington, Feb 9 (IBNS): Young adults who were undernourished as preschool children were approximately twice as likely to suffer from hearing loss as their better- nourished peers, a new study suggests.