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Consumer Electronics Daily News 4 7 Friday, January 11, 2019 Clearly, that has changed, as evidenced by the Living In Digital Times component of CES. However, what has not changed is ASHA's standing as the organization with the leading experts on what fosters healthy human communication and what harms it, sometimes irreversibly. CEDN: Over the years, has ASHA changed how it approaches the public's use of popular technology? JC: Initially, ASHA focused on the risk to hearing health posed by overuse – listening too long, too loudly, too often. However, that focus expanded over time as our own polling and as that of others indicated very young children were using devices, too often without parental monitoring or parameters. Ages 0 to 3 are critical for speech and language development – a stage when, according to research, being engaged in conversation is the most effec- tive way to develop healthy communica- tion skills. Against that backdrop, ASHA launched its Healthy Communication and Popular Technology Initiative, (www.com- municationandtech.org), a public educa- tion campaign that promotes usage habits for popular technology that protect hearing and speech health. CEDN: What is the concern? JC: Broadly speaking, a segment of the public may eventually acquire hearing loss or experience stunted speech and language skills, which are conditions that can hinder one in key respects – academically, in the world of work, and socially – and harm one's quality of life overall. On the hearing side, repeated use for extended periods at high volume – the usage habit of many who have been polled – can result in noise- induced hearing loss, an irreversible condi- tion. Otherwise, as I have noted, there is also newer worry that popular technology overuse is supplanting behaviors central to ASHA (Cont'd. from p. 1) building speech and language skills. Sharing the concern are agencies like the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO's Make Listening Safe global cam- paign, for which ASHA serves in an advi- sory role, aims to reduce the incidence of noise induced hearing loss, in part by curbing popular technology overuse. Also, for years ASHA took its mes- saging into elementary and middle schools nationwide. Uniformly, educa- tors expressed strong concern about stu- dent usage and the need for initiatives like ours. ASHA has also worked with prominent groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and Read Aloud 15 Minutes to publicize the critical importance of daily verbal interactions with parents and loved ones in an era when many toddlers use (and have their own) tablets. And our results from sur- veying 200 CES 2018 attendees revealed strong interest in restricting children's access to the popular technol- ogy. Almost 70 percent said children should not have their own personal tech- nology devices until age 10 or older, and nearly one-third (30 percent) said chil- dren should not use popular tech devices until age 10 or older. CEDN: Why should CES attendees stop by the ASHA booth? JC: No doubt there is overlap between the public we have polled over the years and the customers or potential customers of companies here at CES. The polling shows many parents struggle managing their children's popular technology use. ASHA offers informed, practical, easy- to-implement guidance that can help with that management as it promotes health and safety. We invite attendees to learn more at ASHA's booth. For more information, go to www.asha.org, email pr@asha.org or stop by booth #44404. material. It is very strong and durable. Bamboo plastic is UV resistant as well as waterproof. It is also antibacterial and non-toxic. 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