According to China Rehabilitation Research Center for Deaf Children, noise is a kind of sound that makes people fidgety or loud, which is harmful to human health. Living and working in a noisy environment for a long time without taking any protective measures will lead to permanent hearing loss. Foreign research shows that 37% of hearing disability is closely related to noise damage.
China has always attached great importance to noise control. 1982 promulgated the standard of environmental noise in urban areas, 1996 promulgated the law on the prevention and control of environmental noise pollution, and 1999 promulgated the standard of hearing protection for employees in industrial enterprises. With the joint efforts of relevant departments and all walks of life, great progress has been made in noise control and hearing protection in China. However, China is in a period of rapid industrialization and urbanization. Large-scale urban and rural construction and the explosion of mechanized production equipment, transportation and personal electronic products have increased the risk of noise pollution. The second national sampling survey of the disabled shows that the hearing disability caused by noise has an obvious upward trend.
During this year's National Ear Love Day, all relevant departments in various localities will vigorously publicize the harm of noise to hearing health and raise the awareness of the whole society on the necessity and importance of loving and protecting ears; Promote the masses to develop healthy ear habits, consciously reduce noise and protect hearing health; Pay attention to the noise hazards of industrial enterprises, construction and transportation, and strengthen noise control and hearing protection.