<p>Enlisting the help of non-specialist personnel to prevent hearing loss</p>

Non-specialist personnel (i.e. not trained in ear and hearing care or EHC), as well as community members, can be trained to contribute to the prevention of hearing loss. Indeed, this can help overcome several obstacles to the prevention of hearing loss, such as the lack of information on ear diseases and hearing loss, the important gaps in the availability of EHC personnel, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, as well as the delays in identification and intervention caused by a lack of EHC services at primary and community levels.