Audiology students and professors at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra will go during this week at the audiology practical training places (Public and Private Audiology Services – Hospitals and Clinics - Portugal) to raise awareness among audiologists and their patients/clients to the need to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink and Refuse.
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Audiology students and professors at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra will go during this week at the audiology practical training places (Public and Private Audiology Services – Hospitals and Clinics - Portugal) to raise awareness among audiologists and their patients/clients to the need to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink and Refuse.
“Currently more than 1.5 billion people (nearly 20% of the global population) live with hearing loss. Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050 warns the World Health Organization’s (WHO).
And at least 700 million of these people will require access to ear and hearing care and other rehabilitation services unless action is taken.”
For example, it is estimated that people with hearing loss who use hearing aids throw away billions of disposable hearing aid batteries every year, generating millions of tons of waste.
These numbers continue to rise as more people start using hearing aids, unless they choose to recycle their batteries or opt for rechargeable batteries.
This event aims to raise awareness on the climate change urgency and to inform of the possibilities to take local action.