1) Loud Music is...

Cool Not Cool

2) A doctor can fix your ears if they get hurt from noise.

Yep!   No way!

3) Rock & Roll is worse for your hearing than symphony music (Rock is worse than Bach!)

Thats right! Wrong!

4) Cotton is a good way to protect your ears.

True!  Not!

5) Noisy toys can only annoy your parents but can't really hurt kids' hearing.

I'll say!   Not a chance!

6) It is better to wear ear plugs than winter ear muffs.

Definitely! Definitely not!

7) The people who mow the lawn and use leaf blowers won't hurt their hearing because they do it every day so their ears are used to the noise.

You got it! Nope!

8) The kids in the school band don't have to worry that the music is too loud for their ears since they play it during school, it must be ok.

Yes!   Oh no!

9) When I play music or with my toys, the louder the better.

Absolutely!   Absolutely not!

10) Everyone loses their hearing, so there is nothing I can do to protect it

Definitely!   No way!

Please tell us... The Noise Center wants to know...

A)  I have a personal stereo system (Walkman)   Yes     No

B)  I listen to my walkman minutes/hours a day.

C) Sometimes my ears ring.   Yes     No
(If you said yes, when?)

D)  Do you have noisy toys in your house Yes      No

Do you know the names of these toys? If so, please tell us:

E)  The noises that bother me the most are