World Hearing Day 2024: Do Get Your Hearing Checked Regularly? Here's Why You Must

World Hearing Day falls on the 3rd March every year. Every year, Word Health Organization(WHO) decides a theme for World Hearing Day. The theme this year is "Changing mindsets: Let's make ear and hearing care a reality for all!". On this significant day, WHO draws attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss. There are many people all across the world who live with unidentified hearing loss. They often fail to realise that over time they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Checking an individual's hearing would be the first step towards addressing the issue.

World Hearing Day 2024: Understanding the theme

"World Hearing Day 2024 will focus on overcoming the challenges posed by societal misperceptions and stigmatizing mindsets through awareness-raising and information-sharing, targeted at the public and health care providers," mentions the WHO website.

Also read: Today's Earphone Users Could Be Tomorrow's Hearing Aid Users: Experts

Following are some tips to take care of your ears and ear health:

1. When you listen to music through headphones or earphones, you should keep the volume low. Also, try not to use the earphones for more than 60 minutes.

2. You must make it a point to wash your ears regularly. This should be a part of your daily hygiene. You must remove the excess dirt from your ears and inside the ear canal.

3. You should not use a cotton wool or earbuds. It may push wax down onto your eardrum and can increase the production of wax or even damage the eardrum.

Also read: How To Get Rid Of Itchy Ears? Some Amazing Home Remedies Might Help

4. Do not put fingers, cloths or towels in your ears. They can also push wax down onto your eardrum and can damage your skin.

5. Unclean water or certain chemicals can cause ear infections which may result in hearing impairment.

6. You should avoid loud noises. Understand the sound level of your environment and avoid loud noises.

7. Avoid putting sharp things in your ears.

8. Hearing loss is a very common health problem and must be checked time and again. 

(With inputs from WHO)

Disclaimer: This content including advice provides generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified medical opinion. Always consult a specialist or your own doctor for more information. NDTV does not claim responsibility for this information.