According to the World Health Organization (WHO), some 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices, including smartphones, and exposure to damaging levels of sound at noisy entertainment venues such as nightclubs, bars and sporting events. Hearing loss has potentially devastating consequences for physical and mental health, education and employment.Nearly 50% of teenagers and young adults aged 12-35 years are exposed to unsaf …

Drinking red wine can stop you losing your hearing in later life, according to American research. The wine counteracts ear damage such as that said to be caused by loud noise or antibiotics.Antioxidants in red wine can help neutralise free radicals, which can damage hairs in the inner ear. Green tea andaspirin have similar effects ....but I think I'll stick to the wine.