WHO Press Conference

International Ear Care Day is on 3 March and the World Health Organization will be highlighting, and quantifying for the first time, the risks posed – in particular to young people – to hearing by exposure to high levels of sound from personal music devices, concerts, nightclubs, sporting events and other recreational activities and drawing attention to ways to make listening safe.
Dr Etienne Krug, WHO, Director, Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention
Dr Shelly Chadha, WHO, Technical Officer, Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss