PREVENTING EAR DAMAGE
Parents & Teachers
■ Monitor the noise levels to which children
are exposed. If you have to shout for a childto hear you over his or her recreational
activities, the noise is too loud.
■ Purchase personal stereos with volume limiters.
■ Listen to toys prior to purchase. Consult
safety resources such as www.toysafety.net.
■ Ask for the volume to be lowered at video
arcades, dances and other places your
children frequent.
■ Provide earplugs or earmuffs sized for your
child’s ears when the noise can’t be reduced.
■ Be a good role model — use hearing
protection yourself when exposed to
hazardous noise.
■ Make sure your child’s school has a hearing
loss prevention program for music, shop
and other noisy classes.
■ Have your child’s hearing tested yearly if
they participate in noisy activities or you
suspect a change in hearing ability.
■ Be aware of hearing loss warning signs a
child may have such as ringing in the ears, speech
sounding muffled and difficult to understand, or
temporary hearing difficulty after a noisy activity.
NOISE RULES
E = Earplugs/Earmuffs
A= Avoid Loud Sounds
R = Reduce the Volume
S = Shorten the Time in Noise
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