Our world is noisy: our ages ears are bombarded with noise from multiple sources. Studies have proven that prolonged exposure to loud noises causes hearing loss at increasingly younger ages. Noise-induced hearing loss is a permanent condition that can affect your child’s ability to learn and retain information.
Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable, however. Parents should be adamant that their children
- Turn down the volume (if you have to shout it is too loud) and use personal music players with volume control
- Wear earplugs at events where noise levels are high (music, sports, etc.)
- Reduce the amount of time playing games with very high noise levels (e.g. video arcades)
Campus des Nations now has an audiometer – and hearing tests have been undertaken on all students in year 4. Testing will as well take place at Pregny in these last few weeks at school. In the coming school year, hearing testing will be added to the Year 7 health checks, as well being available to any students whose hearing is in question.
