May is

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May is Hearing Speech Month
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More than 30 Million Americans hear dangerous
sound levels each day!
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People of all ages can lose hearing because of
the noises they hear.
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Im all EARS!
What are some sounds that I hear?
Move your mouse Click on the Falls
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Niagara Falls
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Human hearing is limited to a range of sounds.

• Humans cannot hear
• sounds that vibrate
• too fast (pitch is too high)
• too slow (pitch is too low)
• too large (volume is too loud)
• too small (volume is too soft)

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How do my ears work?
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Sing Along Hear How You Hear!
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Old MacDonald ... Had Two Ears
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Verse One Old MacDonald Had Two EarsE I E
I O Three parts each so he could hear E I E
I O With an outer ear, middle ear Inner ear
hear, Inner ear thereHere an ear, there an
earEverywhere an ear, ear Old MacDonald Had Two
Ears E I E I O
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Sound Waves enter the outer ear E I E I
O They hit the drum and it is clear E I E
I O With a Wave, Wave here and a Wave, Wave
there Here a Wave, there a Wave, everywhere a
Wave, Wave An outer ear, middle ear Inner ear
hear, Inner ear thereHere an ear, there an
ear Everywhere an ear, ear Sound waves enter the
outer ear E I E I O
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Vibrations move the little bones E I E
I O Moving fluid so we hear tones E I
E I O With a Whoosh, Whoosh here, and a
Whoosh, Whoosh there Here a Whoosh, there a
Whoosh, Everywhere a Whoosh, Whoosh Wave, Wave
here and a Wave, Wave there Here a Wave, there a
Wave, everywhere a Wave, Wave An outer ear,
middle ear Inner ear hear, Inner ear there Here
an ear, there an ear Everywhere an ear,
ear Vibrations move the little bones E I E
I O
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This moving fluid signals my brain E I E
I O I hear the sound of a jet airplane
E I E I O With a Zoom, Zoom here, and a
Zoom, Zoom there Here a Zoom, there a Zoom,
everywhere a Zoom, Zoom Whoosh, Whoosh here, and
a Whoosh, Whoosh there Here a Whoosh, there a
Whoosh, Everywhere a Whoosh, Whoosh Wave, Wave
here and a Wave, Wave there Here a Wave, there a
Wave, everywhere a Wave, Wave An outer ear,
middle ear Inner ear hear, Inner ear
there Hear an ear, there an ear Everywhere an
ear, ear Sound Waves signal my own brain!!! E
I E I O !!