Have You Heard?

Students sitting around eating and talking.

Students Ask “How Loud Is Too Loud?” in the Cafeteria

Noisy Planet school presentation leads students to measure the decibel levels in their school cafeteria and share the results at the school’s science fair.

Phalla Messina doing a presentation at the 4-H Summit

4-Hers Take Noisy Planet to Their Communities

At a national 4-H summit, Noisy Planet hosted workshops to help participants raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss in their communities.

A preteen girl holds a smartphone in her hand and listens to music through earbuds.

New International Standard for Personal Audio Devices Aims to Keep Your Hearing Safe

The World Health Organization (WHO) and another agency within the United Nations—the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)—collaborated in developing a global standard for safe personal listening devices and systems.

It's a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing.®

This national public education campaign is designed to increase awareness among parents of children ages 8 to 12 about the causes and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. With this information, parents and other adults can encourage children to adopt healthy hearing habits before and during the time that they develop listening, leisure, and working habits.

It's a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing.® and the Noisy Planet logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

October Is National Protect Your Hearing Month: Safeguard Your Hearing

Have You Heard?

Research Provides Clues to Hearing Damage From Loud Noise

Noisy Planet Offers a Teacher Toolkit!

Line Up! To Reverse Hearing Loss, New Hair Cells Need to Stand in Formation

Filter Have You Heard?

Students Ask “How Loud Is Too Loud?” in the Cafeteria

4-Hers Take Noisy Planet to Their Communities

New International Standard for Personal Audio Devices Aims to Keep Your Hearing Safe

Journey of Sound to the Brain

It's a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing.®