Thinking Twice About 'Cranking the Volume to 11', Safe Listening with the WHO’s Shelly Chadha

The iPhone was first introduced in 2007. This world changing product brought us some amazing benefits but it also created some issues. Besides the screen addiction affecting us all, there is growing evidence that our constant use of  headphones might be creating a hearing loss epidemic - especially in younger people. We wanted to learn what listening habits might contribute to the problem and if there’s anything we can do about it.

To answer our questions, we reached out to one of the world’s leading experts on the topic, Dr. Shelly Chadha. She was trained as an otolaryngologist at the University of Delhi, India, where she also undertook doctoral studies in public health. Dr. Chadha oversees the WHO's work on prevention of deafness and hearing loss including advocacy for prioritization of hearing care; technical support to countries for development of hearing care strategies and development of technical tools and guidance. She joins us today from Geneva, Switzerland.

Learn more about the WHO’s work at: www.who.int/activities/making-listening-safe and follow Shelly on Twitter: @shellychadha1

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