How can I prevent age-related hearing loss?

How can I prevent age-related hearing loss?

Experts don’t know how to prevent age-related hearing loss. You can reduce your risk of losing hearing as you get older by protecting yourself from noise-induced hearing loss.

You can minimize noise-induced hearing loss by:

• Avoiding loud environments, such as concerts or sports stadiums.
• Managing health conditions like diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure).
• Turning the volume down on the radio and TV.

Using hearing protection such as earplugs or earmuffs when you can't avoid loud sounds.