TODAY IS WORLD HEARING DAY, AND IT IS MEANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THEIR HEARING HEALTH. AND TAKE A LITTLE BETTER CARE OF THEIR EARS. IT IS NOT JUST A CONCERN FOR ADULTS. >> ROUGHLY 48 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE SOME DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS. THAT IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. 15% OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN HAVE HEARING LOSS IN ONE OR BOTH EARS. BRITTANY: EXPERTS SAY SOME OF THE WARNING SIGNS FOR HEARING LOSS INCLUDE PAIN, RINGING IN YOUR EARS, AND FOR ADULTS, MOST COMMONLY COMPLAINING THAT PEOPLE DO NOT SPEAK CLEARLY OR ARE MUMBLING. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR HEARING -- YOU CAN WEAR HEARING PROTECTION WHEN GOING TO LOUD EVENTS LIKE CONCERTS OR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS. KEEP A DISTANCE FROM THE SOURCE OF LOUD NOISES. AND TAKE LISTENING BREAKS. YOU CAN ALS