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- Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)
Deafness and hearing loss are widespread and found in every region and country Currently more than 1 5 billion people (nearly 20% of the global population) live with hearing loss; 430 million of them have disabling hearing loss
- Deafness and hearing loss: how to be deaf or hard of hearing friendly
Being deaf or hard of hearing friendly is crucial to fostering inclusivity and ensuring effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing It promotes a supportive environment that allows everyone to participate fully in social activities
- Deafness - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sign language and captioning services facilitate communication with deaf and hard of hearing people Deaf people often use sign language as a means of communication Family members, medical professionals, teachers and employers should be encouraged to learn signs sign language in order to facilitate communication with deaf people
- Deafness and hearing loss: Tinnitus - World Health Organization (WHO)
The most important risk factor for tinnitus is hearing loss Protecting the ears from loud sounds is highly effective at preventing hearing loss and reduces the risk to develop tinnitus
- WHO: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050
The report notes that the use of sign language and other means of sensory substitution such as speech reading are important options for many deaf people; hearing assistive technology and services such as captioning and sign language interpretation can further improve access to communication and education for those with hearing loss
- The deafblind community: Fighting not to be forgotten
Access to health is especially challenging for persons with deafblindness To advance health equity for deafblind people, there is a need for models of care which are inclusive and people-centred, and consider the provision of care from the user perspective
- CHILDHOOD HEARING LOSS - World Health Organization (WHO)
Deaf children are those with severe or profound hearing loss, which implies very little or no hearing Hearing devices, such as cochlear implants, may help them to hear and learn speech In learning to communicate, such children may benefit from visual reinforcement, such as signs, cued speech and lipreading (11)
- World report on hearing - World Health Organization (WHO)
Overview The World Report on Hearing (WRH) has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA70 13), adopted in 2017 as a means of providing guidance for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans
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