Hearing Awareness Week 2025: Can loud music through headphones cause hearing loss?

The World Health Organisation observes World Hearing Day on 3 March each year. Similarly, in Australia, the first week of March is recognised as Hearing Awareness Week to raise awareness about hearing loss and deafness. Sydney-based GP Prabin Pathak spoke to SBS Nepali about the prevalence of hearing loss in the Nepali community and ways to prevent it.

A representative image of a man listening to music through headphones. Credit: supersizer/Getty Images

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Hearing Awareness Week: Can loud music through headphones cause hearing loss?

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