Bill > K00219

This resolution recognizes March 3, 2025, as World Hearing Day, an annual observance founded by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about hearing loss prevention and ear care. The resolution highlights the critical importance of hearing in communication, personal relationships, and overall health, noting that hearing loss can lead to significant challenges such as impaired learning, economic difficulties, depression, and cognitive decline. It emphasizes that noise-induced hearing loss is a preventable health problem, particularly among adolescents, and stresses that most hearing loss can be treated by audiologists using hearing aids, assistive listening devices, and rehabilitation. The resolution calls attention to the need for comprehensive hearing evaluations, professional counseling, and improved access to high-quality hearing healthcare. By pausing to recognize World Hearing Day, the legislative body aims to promote greater public awareness about hearing health and support early detection and intervention for those experiencing hearing issues.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K219