Children and teens are at an increased risk of hearing loss. Listening to music and playing video games at dangerously high levels, Starkey says, is the primary culprit. In fact, one in five teens suffers from noised-induced hearing loss caused by improper use of personal listening devices--a 31% increase since the mid-1990s.
In response to these alarming statistics, the two organizations developed the Listen Carefully Teaching Guide, which is designed to teach students in grades 6 through 8 about the science of hearing while also allowing them to perform hearing-related experiments. Educators can access the free materials online.