Hear to Stay
Make Noise about Noise

Introduction

It is easy to take the sense of hearing for granted and ignore symptoms of hearing loss since they are not generally associated with pain. Noise-induced hearing loss occurs gradually over time and goes virtually unnoticed until it too late. Make no mistake about it; noise is one of the leading causes of hearing loss.

Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and irreversible; no medical treatment, no surgery, no technology can restore your hearing.

However, noise-induced hearing loss can be prevented; and further damage to your hearing can be avoided even if some noise-induced hearing loss experienced.

A hearing aid and other amplification devices can assist in amplifying sound but cannot restore hearing.

Listen to the warning while you can still can.

Hear to Stay - Make Noise about Noise, is a series of four booklets:
1. Noise Facts
2. Workplace and Industrial Noise
3. Recreational Noise and Music
4. Specific Noise Environment

The first in the series, Noise Facts, contains crucial general information that is not repeated in booklets 2, 3 and 4. Noise Facts is designed to accompany eac of the other three booklets. The Canadian Hearing Society invites you to obtain each booklet in the series.

Acknowledgements

The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) is pleased to present Hear to Stay — Make Noise about Noise, a series of four booklets addressing the effects and hazards of repeated exposure to loud levels of noise and music.

To assist us in producing as accurate and contemporary an overview as possible, we consulted with CHS consumers and a panel of experts. Any success in attaining our goal or producing an informative series of booklets is directly attributable to these dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced individuals. The Canadian Hearing Society extends a special thank you to:

Tommy Choo, M.Sc. (Applied), Reg. CASLPO, Senior Audiologist at The Canadian Hearing Society

Marshall Chasin, M.Sc., Reg. CASLPO, Aud(C), Audiologist, Coordinator of Research at The Canadian Hearing Society, and Director of Auditory Research at the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada

Margaret F. Cheesman, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Western Ontario, National Centre for Audiology, School of Communications Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences

The Canadian Hearing Society also wishes to acknowledge the essential role of The Sertoma Foundation, which provided CHS with the financial support to produce this series of booklets.

The Sertoma Foundation of Canada has been a longstanding and valued partner of The Canadian Hearing Society. Hear to Stay – Make Noise about Noise is another project in our ongoing collaboration in bringing information materials about hearing loss and its prevention to the public.

Thank you, Sertoma, for your continued support.