World Hearing Day 2022
World Hearing Day is observed every year on 3rd March.
- Before 2016 it was known as International Ear Care Day.
First celebrated: March 3, 2007
16th world Hearing day (2022)
AIM of world hearing day:
raise awareness of how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and to promote ear and hearing care across the world.
Theme of world hearing day:
2022: "To hear for life, listen with care"
2021: “Hearing care for all!”.
2020: “Hearing for Life. Don’t let hearing loss limit you”.
2019: “Check your hearing”
2018: “Hear the future”
2017: “Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment”
2016: “Childhood hearing loss: act now, here is how!
2015: “Make Listening Safe”
Significance of world hearing day:
Prevention of Blindness and Deafness.
Facts about Hearing loss:
- There are around 360 million people with disabling hearing loss.
- Thirty-two million children have disabling hearing loss.
- Unaddressed hearing loss poses a global cost of $750 billion international dollars.
- Chronic ear infections are the leading cause of hearing loss.
- Noise is a major avoidable cause of hearing loss.
- Nearly one in every three people over 65 years are affected by disabling hearing loss.
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