One Day Without Sound

Join us to raise awareness for hearing loss prevention

Remove sound from your life for one day

Our hearing is precious. It connects us with friends and family. It enhances our life and learning experiences, both as children and adults. It can be essential for school and the workplace. Hearing loss has been directly linked to delays in communication development in children and may impede academic achievement. It also has been linked to social isolation, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and even reduced earning power. 

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Taking one day to recognize how difficult it is to live with hearing loss gives you a chance to consider the ways you take care of your hearing throughout the year, in all types of potentially harmful listening situations.

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Frequently asked questions about One Day Without Sound

Follow Miracle-Ear on Facebook and LinkedIn throughout April and May 2023. Tune in to Facebook all day on May 31, 2023 to join the One Day Without Sound movement and participate in awareness challenges. All you’ll need to participate in One Day Without Sound is a pair of noise-reduction ear plugs.

To request a free pair of noise-reduction earplugs, visit www.onedaywithoutsound.org and click on the “Free Ear Plugs” button at the top of the homepage. Simply provide your name and mailing address and we will ship a set of noise-reduction earplugs, for you to use on May 31, 2023. May is Better Hearing & Speech Month — a great time to reflect on how you take care of your hearing.

Refer your friends to www.onedaywithoutsound.org, and ask them to participate with you! Let them know how precious their hearing is and how they can prevent noise-induced hearing loss.

Our hearing is precious. It connects us with friends and family. It enhances our life and learning experiences, both as children and adults. It can be essential for school and the workplace. Hearing loss has been directly linked to delays in communication development in children and may impede academic achievement. It also has been linked to social isolation, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and even reduced earning power.

Taking one day to recognize how difficult it is to have a hearing impairment gives us a chance to consider the ways we take care of our hearing throughout the year, in all types of potentially harmful listening situations.

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This opportunity is available to all who wish to remove sound from their life on May 31, in recognition of Better Hearing & Speech Month. To receive a free pair of noise-reduction ear plugs, please make a request on the One Day Without Sound page here.

The ear plugs will reduce the level of noise you hear but will not eliminate sound completely. Wear them when you can on May 31st for One Day Without Sound to raise your awareness of the sounds around you. Take note of how your hearing connects you to your work, your family, and your environment. Take pictures and post on social media of your #ONEDAYWITHOUTSOUND experience.

While these ear plugs are disposable, you can reuse them. Keep your ear plugs in a place where you can easily retrieve them if you’ll be exposed to excessive noise levels. Typical situations include attending concerts, using power tools or outdoor machinery, watching fireworks, and hunting or shooting. Protecting and conserving the hearing you have now should be a way of life, not just an exercise for one day!

Your noise-reduction ear plugs will fit most ears. They compress while you insert them into your ear canal and then expand when you release them. The ear plugs are rated to reduce up to 25 decibels of sound, if inserted properly, and may be used once or multiple times. Keep in mind that the ear plugs will not completely block out sound. For directions on inserting and removing your ear plugs, please see the visual description on the ear plug packaging, or watch this short video guide.

Yes, when used as directed. Noise-reduction ear plugs will fit most ears but may not fit some smaller ears. 

It may not be practical or appropriate to eliminate every sound from your life for the entire day. However, you may wish to recognize One Day Without Sound by removing nonessential sounds. You can do this by turning off your radio and TV or eliminating unnecessary phone conversations. Encourage quiet activities, such as reading, at home during the evening. The goal is to understand what people who have hearing loss feel and experience each day of their lives.

The inner ear contains microscopic hair cells that respond to mechanical sound vibrations received by the ear and then send electrical signals to the auditory nerve.

Excessive noise can damage these hair cells, and if enough hair cells are damaged, this results in hearing loss. Unfortunately, hearing loss caused by noise is usually permanent.

For information about the signs and symptoms of noise induced hearing loss, safe and unsafe levels of sound, and how to protect your hearing, click here.

Noise-reduction ear plugs will reduce the level of noise you hear, but will not eliminate sound completely. Keep a pair of ear plugs in a place where you can easily retrieve them if you’ll be exposed to excessive noise levels.

Typical situations include attending concerts, using power tools or outdoor machinery, watching fireworks and hunting or shooting. Protecting and conserving the hearing should be a way of life, not just an exercise for one day!

Hearing losses can be diagnosed by an ear, nose and throat physician (ENT), an audiologist or a hearing instrument specialist. If you think you may have a hearing loss, make an appointment at your local Miracle-Ear store for a free hearing exam.

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