One in five American teenagers now suffers from some type of hearing loss, with an alarming increase of 31percent in the last decade alone, and approximately one-third of people over 65 years of age are affected by disabling hearing loss. What once was an issue faced by people later in life, hearing loss is now trending to negatively affect people in their early 30s and 40s as well. However, Delta Zetas are lucky to know that there are ways to prevent this issue and take care of our ears!
Through your interest and participation in Learn 2 Listen Week, you are impacting your community, friends and family. Whether you attend an event, listen to a lecture, or just have discussions about hearing loss, you are sharing your knowledge to help others protect their hearing now and in the future. Below are some ideas on how to get involved:
Collegiate Chapters
1. Set up a booth in the cafeteria where students can get a free hearing screening. Members working the booth will have posters talking about causes and prevention of hearing loss.
2. Host a lipreading table on campus. Students participate in pairs. Partner A lipreads a set of phrases, and Partner B writes them down. At the end you compare the original phrase to what was lipread.
3. Invite other sororities and fraternities to a night of Hearing Jeopardy. Charge a small entry fee for chapters to enter a gameshow style trivia game about all things speech and hearing. The winning team is awarded a prize or a donation to their philanthropy.
Alumnae Chapters
1. Host a silent auction to raise money for a national or local philanthropy. Those who attend will wear earplugs during the event to see the effects of hearing loss.
2. Create buttons for the alumnae chapter to wear during the week. The buttons will feature different facts about hearing loss to drum up questions from friends and co-workers. For an even bigger impact, partner with your local collegiate chapter and have them wear the buttons as well. They can distribute buttons on campus and encourage others to wear them during the week and help share what they just learned about hearing loss!
3. Host a speaker for the local collegiate chapter to present a session about the impact of hearing loss.
To learn more about hearing loss prevention, visit our national philanthropy partner the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Listen Carefully and Sound Matters initiatives at www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org.
Additional information for chapters planning events can be found on our website. Delta Zeta’s Pinterest board has Follow Delta Zeta on Twitter with the hashtag #DZLearn2Listen. And watch our Facebook page for frequent updates and ways you can get involved in Learn to Listen Week.
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