Kids and Preteens

Try some fun ways to learn about how to protect your hearing from noise-induced hearing loss! Play a game or take a quiz to test how much you know about noise and when it becomes dangerous to your hearing.

What Kids Need to Know About Noise and Hearing

Learn easy ways to protect your hearing and keep enjoying the sounds you love.

Do mice snore? Are cicadas really as loud as a rock concert? Read about and share these topics and other interesting stories about sounds, noise, and hearing health.

Noise (sound) is all around us — at school, at home, and all the places in between. It’s everywhere we go. To protect your hearing, use earplugs — and try to avoid loud noises. Read More

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Last Updated Date:

July 22, 2016

Journey of Sound to the Brain

Learn how sounds make their way from the source to your brain.

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.

Kids and Preteens

What Kids Need to Know About Noise and Hearing

Have You Heard?

Listen Up! Protect Your Hearing (infographic)

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Last Updated Date:

Journey of Sound to the Brain

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

Kids and Preteens

What Kids Need to Know About Noise and Hearing

Have You Heard?

Listen Up! Protect Your Hearing (infographic)

Shareable Images and Downloads

Last Updated Date:

Journey of Sound to the Brain

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