 Mental health care is working for Diego. See what it can do for you at mentalhealthcareworks.org. A message from the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. There's an epidemic of hearing loss in the world today. 1.1 billion young people worldwide are at risk from listening too loud and too long. And up to one in four U.S. adults show signs of noise-induced hearing loss. It's happening because the world is noisy. Blasting your headphones only makes it worse.