Rural Health Matters RFD broadcast on September 10, 2025

Today’s segment focuses on hearing health, especially in agricultural settings and during hunding season. Is this something many of us need to start to think about? University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, tells us that a study a few years ago by the National Safety Council found that 92% of farmers surveyed reported that they were exposed to extreme levels of noise and 78% of them were already experiencing some hearing loss.