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Today is #WorldHearingDay
Keep your ears 👂 healthy and prevent common ear problems and protect yourself from hearing loss. 🔗bit.ly/3QS0dTl
Keep your ears 👂 healthy and prevent common ear problems and protect yourself from hearing loss. 🔗bit.ly/3QS0dTl
Hearing loss may result from:
◽️ genetic causes
◽️ complications at birth
◽️ some infectious diseases
◽️ chronic ear infections
◽️ the use of particular drugs
◽️ exposure to excessive noise
◽️ ageing
Know more 👉bit.ly/2HWsuHf #WorldHearingDay
◽️ genetic causes
◽️ complications at birth
◽️ some infectious diseases
◽️ chronic ear infections
◽️ the use of particular drugs
◽️ exposure to excessive noise
◽️ ageing
Know more 👉bit.ly/2HWsuHf #WorldHearingDay
With simple interventions at primary care level, most ear and hearing problems can be tackled.
Learn how doctors are improving hearing care access in #Fiji 👉bit.ly/3kKeI1A
Learn how doctors are improving hearing care access in #Fiji 👉bit.ly/3kKeI1A
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My name is Ann Adebayo, I was born and raised in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria.
When I was 15 years old, my hearing impairment surfaced, and my parents frantically made the rounds of all the ear, nose and throat specialists in Dubai. They all agreed I was suffering from nerve..
When I was 15 years old, my hearing impairment surfaced, and my parents frantically made the rounds of all the ear, nose and throat specialists in Dubai. They all agreed I was suffering from nerve..
deafness in both ears, would eventually need hearing aids.
I started wearing hearing aids in May 2013 and that was before I graduated high school in 2014. I never knew I had a hearing disability until my parents noticed, I felt completely like every normal child because I was..
I started wearing hearing aids in May 2013 and that was before I graduated high school in 2014. I never knew I had a hearing disability until my parents noticed, I felt completely like every normal child because I was..
Hearing loss is on the rise. It is estimated that by 2050, 236 million people in the WHO/Europe region will experience problems with their hearing. Countries must act now to provide access to ear and hearing care for all #WorldHearingDay #hearingcare #hearathon2021 #safelistening
An integrated people-centred ear & #hearingcare:
➡️respects social preferences
➡️is coordinated across the care continuum
➡️is comprehensive, safe, effective, timely, efficient & acceptable
➡️has a motivated, skilled workforce that operates in a supportive environment
➡️respects social preferences
➡️is coordinated across the care continuum
➡️is comprehensive, safe, effective, timely, efficient & acceptable
➡️has a motivated, skilled workforce that operates in a supportive environment
Hearing loss, when unaddressed, can impact language & speech development in children, education, employment, mental health, and interpersonal relationships. ~ 60% of hearing loss in children can be avoided through public health measures #WorldHearingDay #hearingcare
Today is #WorldHearingDay.
Around 466 MILLION people around the 🌏🌍🌎 have disabling hearing loss 🦻, and 34 million of these are children.
Don’t let hearing loss limit you!
bit.ly/2PoGhur
Around 466 MILLION people around the 🌏🌍🌎 have disabling hearing loss 🦻, and 34 million of these are children.
Don’t let hearing loss limit you!
bit.ly/2PoGhur
@WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOWPRO Hearing loss may result from:
◽️ genetic causes
◽️ complications at birth
◽️ some infectious diseases
◽️ chronic ear infections
◽️ the use of particular drugs
◽️ exposure to excessive noise
◽️ ageing
bit.ly/2PoGhur
◽️ genetic causes
◽️ complications at birth
◽️ some infectious diseases
◽️ chronic ear infections
◽️ the use of particular drugs
◽️ exposure to excessive noise
◽️ ageing
bit.ly/2PoGhur
@WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOWPRO People with hearing loss benefit from:
✔️ early identification
✔️ use of hearing aids
✔️ cochlear implants & other assistive devices
✔️ captioning and sign language
✔️ other forms of educational & social support
bit.ly/2HWsuHf
✔️ early identification
✔️ use of hearing aids
✔️ cochlear implants & other assistive devices
✔️ captioning and sign language
✔️ other forms of educational & social support
bit.ly/2HWsuHf
