Is the noise around you harmful?

Noise has emerged as a leading environmental risk to health and has been recognized as a threat to human well-being by the World Health Organization. Many aspects of our lives are affected by noise including our sleep, concentration, communication, and recreation. Learn what noise pollution is, why it is a health problem and how you can protect your hearing.

• Organization: JumpStart Georgia
• Reporter: Sara Farhoudi (JumpStart Georgia)
• Designer: Ia Ninoshvili (JumpStart Georgia)
• Data Source:
  • Hearing loss due to recreational exposure to loud sounds, A review, WHO, 2015
  • WHO global estimates on prevalence of hearing loss, WHO, 2012
  • U.S. Department of Labor | Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  • Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
  • Personal Music Players & Hearing, Health and Consumers of the European Commission, EC, 2008
• Language: English, ქართული
• Category: Society, Health / Public Safety
• Type: Infographic