October Is National Audiology Awareness Month

The Academy is dedicated to advancing the profession through increasing public awareness of audiology and the importance of hearing protection. Your grassroots efforts to educate the public locally will make a profound difference!

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Raise awareness on social media and update your cover photo on Facebook, post on Instagram, and spread the word on Twitter with these awareness graphics.

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Promote National Audiology Awareness Month

Check out our tools below to help promote National Audiology Awareness Month.

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Resources

• Fact Sheets
• Posters
• Press Releases 
• Radio PSAs 
• Guide to Adult Hearing Care 
• Materials for Kids and Young Adults 

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“Ask Me About Audiology” Campaign

“Ask Me About Audiology” (AMAA) is a week-long campaign run annually by the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) and will be entering its seventh year starting October 18–23, 2021. AMAA has easily become a Fall semester staple for many local SAA chapters. SAA chapters across the nation have held local AMAA events, such as passing out earplugs at sporting events, setting up a booth in a farmer’s market, and conducting interviews of SAA members for a social media series!

The campaign seeks to empower students to educate members of the local community about hearing healthcare, the impact of hearing loss/noise exposure, and the profession of audiology. 

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Raise Awareness on Social Media

During National Audiology Awareness Month, encourage your family and friends to practice healthy hearing habits such as wearing hearing protection. Recognize the importance of hearing health with the images and infographics below provided by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), and Noisy Planet educational program.

Check out NIDCD’s latest article Noise-Induced Hearing Loss is Preventable, and feel free to share with your networks!

Share the materials below on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn!

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Sample Social Media Posts

• October is National Audiology Awareness Month! Join @NIDCD and learn why it’s important to safeguard your hearing and wear hearing protectors in noisy situations. #NPYHM
• American Academy of Audiology joins forces @NIDCD to observe National Protect Your Hearing Month this October. #NPYHM
• October is National Audiology Awareness Month! Learn how you can keep your hearing safe when sounds get too loud. #NPYHM
• October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, and there’s no better time to learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from noise-induced hearing loss with It’s a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing! 

Sample E-mail Blast or Blog Feature

• During National Protect Your Hearing Month this October, encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to practice healthy hearing habits such as wearing hearing protection so they can enjoy the sounds they love for a lifetime. Recognize the importance of hearing health with the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the Noisy Planet educational program: https://bit.ly/3lVCKmD

Statistics and facts courtesy of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).