STUDENTS:

Play a computer game: "bump n hustle" OR "turn down the volume."

Games

Did you know?

• Your ears do more than hear sounds. They also help you keep your balance!

• The three tiny bones in the body are called the anvil, hammer, and stirrup.  They were named that way because of their shape.

• True or False:  Surgery or medicine cure hearing loss

• True or False:  Your inner ear is covered in hair cells

• Hair cells help transfer sounds to the brain so you can interpret them

• Do you hear ringing or buzzing in your ears after you hear a loud noise?  Be careful!  That's a sign your ears might already be damaged.

• Sound is a wave, like in the ocean but invisible, and it vibrates tiny little bones in your ear.  Loud noises are big waves that can damage your ears, not just right now but for the rest of your life!

• We use decibels to measure sound.  Any sound over 85 decibels can hurt your ears.

• The part of your ear that loud sounds can hurt is called the inner ear.  It's tiny, about the size of a pencil eraser.

• Hey, get that out of your ear!  Never put any objects inside your ears or you could lose hearing.

• 1 out of 10 kids in the U.S. has hearing loss!  Avoid loud noises like motorcycles and blasting music if you don't want to be among them!

Ever wonder How your ear works? 

TAke this Quiz and find out how much you know about hearing  

Parents:

A message from the American Speech and Hearing Association:

MP3 Players

Loud Noises

How your ear works 

Parents, click here for things you can do to help your kids

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