America: Tuned In Today...But Tuned Out Tomorrow?

An ASHA public education campaign that promotes safe listening of personal audio technology. Campaign activities and results have included global media coverage; national polling on the public's usage habits of personal audio technology; press events featuring leading experts and policymakers on the subject of safe listening; presenting at the first ever national conference on noise-induced hearing loss in children; and, the development of several creative outreach tools. They include the "Buds," two child-friendly cartoon characters who bear safe listening messages, and "Turn Down The Volume", a rap song with a safe listening message that can be heard on the Buds' site.  

Press Releases

• ASHA, Unwired Technology Announce Collaboration on Safe Listening Campaign (December 7, 2007)
• Leading Learning Based, Virtual World is New Home For ASHA's "Buds" (October 18, 2007)
• ASHA: Lower Volume Means "iHear" (June 26, 2007)
• ASHA, Califone To Collaborate On Public Education Campaign (June 15, 2007)
• ASHA and CEA Agree to Combine Forces on Public Education Campaign (May, 30, 2007)
• Rock Group O.A.R. To Promote American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Safe Listening Message (May 30, 2007)
• ASHA's Kid-Friendly Cartoon Characters Release "Turn Down the Volume" for Better Hearing and Speech Month (April 30, 2007)
• TV, Radio PSAs To Warn About Hearing Loss Risk From Misuse of Personal Audio Technology (January 29, 2007)
• Polling: U.S. Hispanic Teens, Adults Report Listening To iPods, Similar Devices Louder, Longer (November 15, 2006)
• New Child, Parent, and Educator Friendly Listentoyourbuds.org Debuts (October 11, 2006)
• ASHA Unveils Cartoon Earbud Characters Bearing Prevention Messages Related to Hearing Health (May 5, 2006)
• ASHA Praises Introduction of New Apple Volume Setting Software (March 29, 2006)
• Popular Technology Unpopular With Ear's Hair Cells (February 28, 2006)
• Save Your Hearing By Lowering Personal Stereo System Volume (January 12, 2006)
• Unsafe Usage of Portable Music Players May Damage Your Hearing (December 20, 2005)

Media Events

• March 14, 2006 - National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

Resources

• Read about ASHA's involvement in media coverage of this issue
• Zogby Poll - Survey of U.S. Hispanic Adults, Adults in General, Hispanic Teens, and Teens in General About the Use of Personal Electronic Devices with Head Phones
• Zogby Poll - Survey of Adults in Mexico and Puerto Rico about the Use of Personal Electronic Devices with Headphones
• Visual - How Sound Affects the Inner Ear
• Regarding the February 1, 2006 Lawsuit Filed Against Apple
• Avoid Hearing Loss From New Technologies
• Noise and Hearing Loss
• Noisy Toys Can Damage Your Hearing