Dangerous Decibels

Facts:

•  40 to 50 million Americans have tinnitus.

• North American children "may receive more noise at school than workers from an 8-hour work day at a factory.”


• Approximately 10 million persons in the U.S. have permanent hearing loss from noise or trauma.


• 23% had hearing loss in both ears and 77% had no hearing loss in either ear.

• 12.5% of 6-19 year olds (6.8 million) and 16.8% of 12-19 year olds (5 million) in the U.S. have documented evidence of elevated hearing thresholds directly attributed to noise exposure.