H.E.A.R. (R): Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers

is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of hearing loss and tinnitus among musicians and music fans through education and grassroots advocacy. With support from the music industry, medical industry, foundations and individual donors, H.E.A.R. is helping to raise awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels from music. Partners program is a national network of hearing professionals and music industry professionals who support H.E.A.R.’s mission. H.E.A.R. delivers information on hearing loss and tinnitus, provides hearing referrals, distributes hearing protection to thousands of people at music events, schools and music camps and launches public service hearing loss prevention campaigns and hearing education programs. H.E.A.R.’s mission is to educate the public with respect to hearing preservation and enhancement and to provide services which protect and enhance hearing. Such education and services include, but are not limited to, educating and supporting (1) hearing protection, (2) hearing screening programs. 3) access to and use of applicable technology by those with hearing disabilities, (4) facilitation of access to community hearing-related resources, and (5) development and implementation of educational materials relating to the above areas.