World Hearing Day 2025: 'Listen for Life' Launch at Ronnie Scott's Marks Major Milestone for Hearing Conservation Says NTIA 25 Feb 2025
The Listen for Life Charter: Protecting Hearing, Preserving Futures
Hearing is essential to how we connect, experience culture, and navigate the world. However, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of permanent hearing loss due to exposure to unsafe recreational sound levels. In the UK alone, 1 in 6 people live with hearing loss, a condition that not only affects daily life but also increases the risk of dementia.
Our Commitment: Awareness, Protection, and Testing:
-AWARENESS: The campaign aims to double awareness of hearing loss risks and prevention strategies within the next 5–10 years.
Key Features of the Listen for Life Charter:
-Business Support: Equip your organisation with best practices, guidance, and cutting-edge hearing protection solutions.
Exclusive Benefits for Charter Signatories:
By signing the Listen for Life Charter, businesses gain exclusive access to a range of resources designed to safeguard hearing health. These include:
Global Leadership in Hearing Conservation:
The Listen for Life campaign is proud to announce that Robert Shepheard, Consultant Audiologist, is now representing the campaign and the NTIA as lead of the Make Listening Safe Initiative’s Sub Group concerned with creating, maintaining and monitoring safe listening venues and events within the World Hearing Forum in Geneva. This marks a significant step forward in the global effort to reduce noise-induced hearing loss and raise awareness of hearing health on the world stage, as well as a clear vote of confidence in both the NTIA’s world leading campaign, and recognition by the WHO of nightlife’s importance.
A New Era of Consideration:
The launch event at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club on World Hearing Day symbolises the cultural shift the Listen for Life initiative is driving within the arts and entertainment industries. As more businesses and organisations sign the Listen for Life Charter, they will have access to exclusive resources that will help ensure their workforce’s hearing health is protected.
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