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Sound Advice on Protecting Your Child's Hearing with Valerie Pavlovich Ruff, AuD

Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials Podcast
Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials Podcast
Episode • Sep 25, 2024 • 24m

It's estimated 1 in 8 children between the ages of 6 and 19 have hearing loss due to music blaring through earbuds or headphones. The numbers keep getting worse, too, as teens spend a few hours a day wearing 
audio devices.
In this episode, we talk with audiologist Valerie Pavlovich Ruff about the damage being done to eardrums 
and get some tips to protect younger and older ears.