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Bookmark or Share- World report on hearing - World Health Organization (WHO)Overview . The World Report on Hearing (WRH) has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA70.13), adopted in 2017 as a means of providing guidance for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans.
- World Hearing Day 2024 (3 March) - World Health Organization (WHO)#worldhearingday . Member States, partners and stakeholders are encouraged to organize events to raise awareness in communities, in order to address misperceptions around ear and hearing problems and ensure accessible ear and hearing care.
- Deafness and hearing loss: Safe listening - World Health Organization (WHO)The term safe listening simply refers to specific listening behaviors that do not put your hearing at risk. The volume of sounds, the duration of listening, and frequency of exposure to loud sounds all have an impact on hearing.
- Deafness - World Health Organization (WHO)Sign language and captioning services facilitate communication with deaf and hard of hearing people. Deaf people often use sign language as a means of communication. Family members, medical professionals, teachers and employers should be encouraged to learn signs/sign language in order to facilitate communication with deaf people.
- Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)Deaf people mostly have profound hearing loss, which implies very little or no hearing. They often use sign language for communication. Causes of hearing loss and deafness. Although these factors can be encountered at different periods across the life span, individuals are most susceptible to their effects during critical periods in life.
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