Tag: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people

  

  Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices.