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Researchers Look to Smartphones to Improve Hearing in Noisy Places
An innovative research tool that runs on a smartphone may make it easier to hear conversations in noisy places, whether you wear hearing aids or not.
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Noisy Planet Offers Resources on Hearing Protectors
Noisy Planet and our parent organization, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, have created free, shareable resources to explain and demonstrate why, when, and how to wear hearing protectors to help hold on to your hearing for a lifetime.
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Protect Your Hearing at the Game
Football games are a part of America culture—but stadiums are very noisy—with sounds as loud as jet engine taking off. Protect your family’s hearing with ear protection.
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Safely Enjoy Fireworks Displays
Explosions from fireworks can reach sound levels of 160 decibels. Use hearing protectors or consider less noisy backyard activities to celebrate this July 4th.
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Hear the Sounds of Nature
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA)—a partner of Noisy Planet—offers interesting sounds of nature and the science of acoustics on their Explore Sound website.
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Noisy Planet Offers a Teacher Toolkit!
Our Teacher Toolkit helps educators and school nurses teach children about the causes and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss.
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