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Aun antes de nacer, la mayoría de los niños oyen y escuchan sonidos. Aprenden a hablar imitando los sonidos a su alrededor y las voces de sus padres y de las personas que los cuidan.

Most children hear and listen to sounds at and even before birth. They learn to talk by imitating the sounds they hear around them and the voices of their parents and caregivers. But that’s not true for all children. In fact, about two or three out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with detectable hearing loss in one or both ears.

Major Responsibilities.

Provides data and reporting support for grants processing for NIH and other agencies (HHS Operating Divisions and the Veterans’ Administration) and works with the user community to provide efficient techniques for the conduct of extramural business. This effort is intended to guide the management of the NIH research portfolio and improve the nation's health.

Support and advice to help young people with terminal cancer make end-of-life care choices.

Information about cancer in adolescents and young adults, including treatment, follow-up care, coping, and related research.

When a family member has cancer, whether it’s a parent or sibling, everyone in the family needs extra support.

OPERA provides leadership and oversight in grants management policy and compliance, intellectual property, and OMB clearances to the extramural research community and NIH extramural staff through policy development, expert guidance, analysis, outreach, and related information dissemination in order to promote effective stewardship of NIH extramural funds in support of health research.

Las mejores formas de proteger la audición son evitar la exposición a sonidos fuertes, alejarse del ruido y bajar el volumen. Cuando estas opciones no son posibles, los protectores de oídos (tapones de oídos u orejeras con protección auditiva) pueden ayudar. Los protectores de oídos son aparatos portátiles que pueden reducir la intensidad del sonido que entra a los oídos.