Drew Brees, the quarterback of the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints, set an example for all parents when he took his one year old son, Baylen on to the pitch to celebrate their win. Baylen was wearing a set of noise-reducing earphones to protect his ears from the noise of the stadium which can exceed 120dB. Kris English, president of the American Academy of Audiology explained why they were delighted with this example, “Parents often believe when their child passes their newborn hearing screening at birth, that the child’s hearing will be normal by the time they enter school. However, it is important to understand that 25 times more children will have hearing loss when they enter grade school than had hearing loss at birth! Children are exposed to high noise levels more than ever before. Brees’ leadership in hearing protection helped bring that message home.”