World Hearing Day 2022, History, Significance, Date, Quotes, Theme, And Images

World Hearing Day 2022 is observed on March 3, which is on Thursday, the World Hearing Day 2022 is celebrated to raise public awareness about avoiding deafness and support ear and hearing care worldwide. So let’s get into the article to know more about World Hearing Day 2022 History, Significance, Quotes and more.

by J Nandhini | Updated Jan 21, 2022

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World Hearing Day 2022

On March 3, the world celebrates World Hearing Day. This day is to raise public awareness about avoiding deafness and hearing impairment and support ear and hearing care worldwide. Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) selects the theme. On World Hearing Day, WHO highlights the importance of early detection and treatment of hearing loss. Many people have undiagnosed hearing loss and are unaware that they miss out on essential sounds and phrases. The first step in this day is to resolve the issue is to assess one's hearing.

When Is World Hearing Day 2022?

This year World Hearing Day-Date is observed on January 31 which is on Monday, here is the list of dates for World Hearing Day 2022 for next upcoming years that are listed below,

Year	Date	Day
2022	March 3	Thursday
2023	March 3	Friday
2024	March 3	Sunday
2025	March 3	Monday
2026	March 3	Tuesday

Significance Of World Hearing Day

Communication is a fundamental human right. Unfortunately, communication difficulties and disorders are not recognized as disabilities in many parts of the world. As a result, the ICP strongly encourages you to sign the Universal Declaration of Communication Rights. By signing the pledge, you are helping to raise awareness of people with communication disorders such as hearing loss and the professional care that can help them. And to help you, we will keep you informed about what the ICP and others are doing to ensure that communication is a fundamental human right. For this reason, the ICP supports World Hearing Day and its theme, "Hearing Care for All!"

History Of World Hearing Day

The World Health Organization's Office for the Prevention of Blindness and Deafness organizes World Hearing Day each year. There are events taking place worldwide, including one at the World Health Organization on March 3. The campaign's goals are to spread information and encourage people to take steps to prevent hearing loss and improve hearing care. In 2007, the holiday was observed for the first time. Before 2016, it was known as International Ear Care Day. Each year selects a topic, develops instructional materials, and makes them publicly available in various languages. It also organizes and reports on events all over the world. To commemorate World Hearing Day in 2021, the first World Report on Hearing was published. The global release of the report hopes to reach out to national governments, global non-governmental organizations, development organizations, and players in the hearing care sector to raise awareness and organize action. The World Report on Hearing and World Hearing Day is a global call to combat hearing loss and ear illnesses.

Facts About World Hearing Day 2022

There are approximately 360 million people who suffer from disabling hearing loss.
Untreated hearing loss costs the world $750 billion in international dollars.
Thirty-two million children are deaf or deafeningly deafeningly deafeningly deafening.
The most common cause of hearing loss is chronic ear infections.
Disabling hearing loss affects nearly one in every three people over 65.
Noise is a significant preventable cause of hearing loss.
Occupational noise and the use of ototoxic medications can both cause hearing loss.
Hearing aids and cochlear implants can help people who have lost their hearing.
Communication with the deaf and hard of hearing is aided by sign language and captioning services.
Sixty percent of childhood hearing loss can be avoided through public health measures.

World Hearing Day 2022 Theme

The theme of World Hearing Day 2022, "To hear for life, listen with care," will emphasize the importance and methods of preventing hearing loss through safe listening, with the following key messages:

Through ear and hearing care, it is possible to maintain good hearing throughout one's life.
Many common causes of hearing loss, including hearing loss caused by exposure to loud sounds, can be avoided.
'Safe listening' can reduce the risk of hearing loss caused by recreational sound exposure.
WHO urges governments, industry partners, and civil society to promote and implement evidence-based standards for safe listening.

World Hearing Day Quotes 2022

The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.”― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.”― William Hazlitt, Selected Essays, 1778-1830
“What is important is not what you hear said, it’s what you observe.”― Michael Connelly, Trunk Music
“Have you ever heard a blindfolded octopus unwrap a cellophane-covered bathtub?”― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
“She was hearing the words. They just weren’t registering on her Richter scale of sanity.”― Dakota Cassidy, The Accidental Werewolf

World Hearing Day Images 2022

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World Hearing Day 2022-FAQ

1. What does a speech therapist do?

S.L.P.s work with children and adults to prevent, examine, identify, and address speaking, language, social skills, cognitive-communication, and swallowing issues.

2. Is late-talking a bad sign?

It’s crucial to remember that there’s nothing wrong with persons who are extremely talented in analytical abilities, even if they are late talkers and have limited language skills.

3. WHO reports on World Hearing Day?

Hearing care for all. World Hearing Day 2021 marks the launch of the World Report on Hearing, presenting a global call for action to address hearing loss and ear diseases across the life course.

4. WHO created World hearing day?

World Hearing Day, an annual event held on March 3 to raise awareness on hearing loss prevention and hearing care, was started by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007 and was originally known as International Ear Care Day.

5. Where is the famous hearing Festival celebrated?

The Delhi Association of Otolaryngologists celebrated World Hearing Day at its annual meeting held at Lady Harding Medical College.