Listen to Your Buds

Events and PSAs

• Safe Listening Kickoff Event
• Buds in the Schools Concert Series
• Concert Photos
• O.A.R. Delivers a Safe Listening Message
• Esai Morales Supports the Campaign
• World Health Organization's Make Listening Safe Campaign

Information About Hearing Loss

• Resources for Educators
• Resources for Parents
• Infographic: Summer Safety Tips
• How the Ear Works [video]
• Take the Pledge for Hearing Health
• Hearing Loss Association of America
• The Alexander Graham Bell Association
• It's a Noisy Planet

Research

• A Sampling of Research
• Listen to Your Buds (Poll Results) [PDF]; en Espanol [PDF] - ASHA
• Use of Personal Electronic Devices with Headphones (National Survey) - ASHA
• Early Detection (Poll Results) - ASHA
• Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds (National Survey) - Kaiser Family Foundation
• Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape - A Federal Communications Notice of Inquiry

Get Help

If you have a child who may have a hearing, speech, or language problem, have the child evaluated by an ASHA-certified audiologist or speech-language pathologist. Find a professional through ASHA's ProSearch or call 800-638-TALK (8255).

News

• Screaming Their Ears Out Blog Post
• ASHA Urges Public to Protect Hearing During July 4th Fireworks
• Safe Listening Education Needs to be a Major Health Priority, Parents Say; en Espanol
• "Listen to Your Buds" Urges Consumer Electronics Show Attendees to Adopt Safe Listening Habits to Prevent Childhood Hearing Loss
• Tips for Using Tech Gifts Safely This Holiday Season
• Campaign Brings "Safe Listening" Concerts to Chicago Schools
• Concerts at NYC School to Encourage Safe Listening to Personal Audio Technology