{"id":4309,"date":"2023-03-03T10:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T02:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/?p=4309"},"modified":"2024-02-15T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T01:47:01","slug":"world-hearing-day-03-03-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/en\/world-hearing-day-03-03-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"World Hearing Day 03\/03\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">World Hearing Day is a global annual advocacy event celebrated every 3rd of March. This campaign promotes ear and hearing care, raises awareness of hearing loss, and calls for action to tackle the condition and its accompanying problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The World Health Organization and its partners organize the events centered on the theme \u2014 <\/span><b><i>\u201cEar and hearing care for all! Let\u2019s make it a reality\u201d<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, focusing on ensuring access to ear and hearing care services to all who need it, as an essential health service. World Hearing Day 2023 will highlight the importance of integrating ear and hearing care within primary care <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as an essential component of universal health coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We at SoundLIFE Hearing support this annual event by encouraging everyone to protect their hearing for a better life. Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent health issues in the world that affects people of all ages. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Checking one\u2019s hearing would be the first step toward addressing the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>World Hearing Day 2023 Key Messages by World Health Organization (WHO)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme of World Hearing Day 2023 will be the significance of incorporating ear and hearing care into primary care as a crucial element of universal health coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ear and hearing problems are one of the most prevalent issues in the community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 60% of these issues can be identified and addressed at the primary level of care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By training and capacity building at this level, ear and hearing care can be integrated into primary care services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People will benefit from such integration, which will also help nations in achieving the objective of universal health coverage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>World Hearing Day 2023 Theme Communication Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raise attention to the WHO&#8217;s guidelines for integrating ear and hearing care within PHC among decision-makers in governments and civil society organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urge governments to incorporate primary ear and hearing care into programs for training health care professionals at the primary level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring the needs of people with hearing loss and ear illness to the attention of primary-level healthcare professionals (healthcare workers and physicians).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage people to seek services by educating them on the value of ear and hearing care.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Let\u2019s make Ear and Hearing Care for all a Reality!<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Ear and hearing care is now possible for all people more than ever. However, how can you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/protecting-your-hearing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protect your ears and hearing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from being damaged? Here are some ways to care of your ears and hearing to prevent experiencing hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay away from loud, noisy activities and places.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use earplugs in very noisy places liked concert or airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn the volume down, especially on portable audio devices like earphones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take breaks from the noises. Give your ears a rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid using cotton buds or any ear digging tools to clean your ears. Your ears has natural cleaning mechanism!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your hearing checked. Most people with hearing loss are unaware of it. You can visit SoundLIFE Hearing to get your ears and hearing tested.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seek for professional helps asap\u00a0 if your encounter any <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/types-of-hearing-loss\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hearing loss symptoms. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>SoundLIFE Hearing: World Hearing Day 2023 Activities<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoundLIFE Hearing&#8217;s first podcast together with different hearing aid manufacturer representatives talks about the dilemma of many people <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/j1UjSGqzWt\/\"><b>&#8220;Why are Hearing Aids so Expensive?&#8221;<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via our Facebook and YouTube LIVE.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/j1UjSGqzWt\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4330 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Soundlife WHD Podcast\" width=\"421\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-370x231.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-234x146.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-50x31.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner-120x75.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Final-WHD-banner.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ms. Alleya Cheng, Founder and Chief Audiologist of SoundLIFE Hearing, was featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkGgRIFLBge3n1pY4bGgbTZz1wsPtDAQc\">Living Delight<\/a>, a Chinese language talk show, on 8TV today 2pm. Together with two other guests, Ms Shi Rou, Speech Therapist and Ms. Chye Hwee, cochlear implant recipients, the show will present to you some talking points such as\n<ul>\n<li><b>Roles of audiologist in treating hearing loss and importance of hearing screening<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Roles of speech therapist in treating hearing-impaired populations<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><b><b>How hearing solutions can help in daily communication for hearing impaired<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HggpLtt4yXY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will also offer a <\/span><b>50% discount<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>Diagnostic Hearing Tests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available from <\/span><b>3\/3\/2023 until 10\/3\/2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> applied for all. Slots are limited, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundlife.com.my\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do contact us to make an appointment now!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We at SoundLIFE Hearing encourage everyone to be mindful of their ears and hearing health. With or without symptoms, let\u2019s protect our hearing and take your hearing screening test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ear and hearing care for all!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#worldhearingday #hearingcare<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Hearing Day is a global annual advocacy event celebrated every 3rd of March. 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