Visit www.asha.org. 
Click on 'The Public' section (left side of screen). 
Click on Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention. 
Read any of the areas (Noise, Noise & Toys, etc...) to learn more about noise and the negative impact on hearing. 
In addition, visit http://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov for assorted tidbits of information and http://www.listentoyourbuds.org to to educate your child about listening safety.


If you haven't done so already.....mark your calendar for November........ The Sight and Hearing Association  website (http://www.sightandhearing.org) lists the noisiest toys, just in time for the holidays.