Generation Noise
Today it can be an extremly noisy experience to socialize. So-called social noise has tripled since the 1980s.

The number of young people with a hearing loss has increased dramatically. The dangers are everywhere. Noise is all around you, in cinemas, in the fitness centres etc.

Many dangers to your hearing
As you get older it is not only your hair that you risk losing. One of the principal causes of hearing loss is ageing. From the age of 30 or 40 a person’s hearing ability begins to deteriorate and at the age of 80 more than half of all people suffer from significant hearing loss.

Surveys show that another common cause of hearing loss is exposure to noise. We live in a very noisy world; we use walkmen, go to concerts, etc. The noise typically comes from the workplace and from leisure activities such as listening to loud music. Many surveys show a dramatic increase in the number of young people who are suffering from hearing loss.

Hearing loss can also occur as a result of disease, infection or the use of drugs. It may also be hereditary or be due to an injury to the ear or head.

Hard-core facts about hearing
The sense of hearing is a very important one. On these pages we have collected some basic information about sound, the ears and hearing loss. There is also descriptions of diseases, which can result in a hearing loss

The ear is an very advanced organ of the human body. But also a very sensitive organ. Read about this magnificent part of the body and the three parts.

A magnificent organ
The ear is an advanced and very

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