World Hearing Day 2026 (3 March) From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children Act now so no child is left behind due to ear or hearing problems Why focus on children’s hearing? Globally, school-age children with hearing loss often remain undiagnosed and without access to needed services (World report on hearing, 2021).
Deafness and hearing loss fact sheet from WHO: providing key facts and information on causes, impact, prevention, identification, management and WHO response.
The World report on Hearing aims to provide evidence-based guidance to drive actions for integration of quality EHC services into national health plans of Member States, as part of their work towards universal health coverage.
The term safe listening simply refers to specific listening behaviours 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. The higher the level of sound and longer the duration, the greater the risk of hearing loss.
On World Hearing Day, under the theme From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children, WHO is urging governments, civil society, and partners across the health and education sectors to take urgent action to protect children’s hearing. Key actions include:promoting good ear and hearing practices as part of school health programmes to prevent hearing loss; integrating ear and ...
Hearing aids can be effective for some people with tinnitus and hearing loss (16). They amplify external sounds, making tinnitus less noticeable and improving overall hearing. In persons with tinnitus and severe hearing loss or deafness, cochlear implants can be highly effective in terms of tinnitus suppression.