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Ghana News :: <b>Health alert:</b> Excessive noise causes incurable deafness ::: Breaking News | News in Ghana | health
Medical experts have warned the public to be weary of the level of noise in their environment since it has the tendency of causing permanent hearing impairment.
The Environmental Protection Agency, has therefore, launched a campaign to educate the public about the need to control noise levels on Friday.
Speaking at the event, consultant ear, nose and throat (ENT) at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. E. D. Kitcher, noted that excessive noise at home, work and from external factors slowly but surely damages ones hearing.
“There is no medication which can revive a dead organ of hearing or a dying organ of hearing, and therefore, are efforts must be directed at creating health hazard of noise pollution,” he cautioned.
Dr Kitcher stated, for instance, that pollution emanating from the environment is seen as normal, “But unfortunately, this one is a silent killer and as it destroys the organ of the hearing without any warning to the victim, the organ of hearing shuts down.”
According to the EPA, the highest levels of noise making are in urban areas with religious entities, bar operators and cassette music traders identified as the main culprits.
In an interview with Joy News Dzifa Bampoh, the acting Executive Director of the EPA, Daniel Amlalo, said the agency is doing its best to clamp down on noise pollution, but called for public support.
He therefore urged people to report cases of excessive noise making in their residential areas.
He said the EPA has guidelines on noise making and has asked metropolitan, municipal, district assemblies to adopt them into their bye-laws.
Medical experts have warned the public to be weary of the level of noise in their environment since it has the tendency of causing permanent hearing impairment.
The Environmental Protection Agency, has therefore, launched a campaign to educate the public about the need to control noise levels on Friday.
Speaking at the event, consultant ear, nose and throat (ENT) at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. E. D. Kitcher, noted that excessive noise at home, work and from external factors slowly but surely damages ones hearing.
“There is no medication which can revive a dead organ of hearing or a dying organ of hearing, and therefore, are efforts must be directed at creating health hazard of noise pollution,” he cautioned.
Dr Kitcher stated, for instance, that pollution emanating from the environment is seen as normal, “But unfortunately, this one is a silent killer and as it destroys the organ of the hearing without any warning to the victim, the organ of hearing shuts down.”
According to the EPA, the highest levels of noise making are in urban areas with religious entities, bar operators and cassette music traders identified as the main culprits.
In an interview with Joy News Dzifa Bampoh, the acting Executive Director of the EPA, Daniel Amlalo, said the agency is doing its best to clamp down on noise pollution, but called for public support.
He therefore urged people to report cases of excessive noise making in their residential areas.
He said the EPA has guidelines on noise making and has asked metropolitan, municipal, district assemblies to adopt them into their bye-laws.