The Hohhot station of the National "Action for Promoting Hearing Health among the Elderly (2024-2027)" has come to a successful conclusion
To thoroughly implement the national strategy of proactively responding to population aging and fully carry out the deployment requirements of the "Action for Promoting Hearing Health among the Elderly (2024-2027)", the third stop of the series of training and free medical consultation public welfare activities of this action - Hohhot Station - was successfully held from July 24th to 25th, 2025. This event is under the overall guidance of the National Health Commission, hosted by the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, organized by the Ear Science Branch of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, and strongly co-organized by the Health Commission of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Hohhot Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital.
High-level promotion and joint efforts to promote healthy aging
This event is an important stop following Datong, Shanxi Province and Changsha, Hunan Province, marking the continuous advancement and deepening of the national "Action for Promoting Hearing Health among the Elderly". The event closely revolved around the core goals of enhancing the hearing health of the elderly and promoting the development of the healthy aging cause. It brought together the joint efforts of government agencies, authoritative academic societies, top medical institutions, public welfare organizations and grassroots workers, forming a powerful synergy. The strategic guidance of the National Health Commission on this initiative, as well as the efficient collaboration among the health and wellness systems of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Hohhot City, have provided a solid guarantee for the smooth implementation of the activity.
Academic Empowerment: Enhancing the capacity of elderly hearing health services at the grassroots level
The academic training section of the event is a key link in enhancing professional service capabilities. A lecture team composed of authoritative experts in otology and geriatrics from top domestic medical institutions such as the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking University People's Hospital, and Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, focused on the core content of the implementation plan of the "Action for Promoting Hearing Health in the Elderly" and conducted systematic and in-depth training.
Frontier Focus: Experts provided a detailed interpretation of the latest diagnostic criteria, treatment strategies (including drugs, surgeries, and rehabilitation interventions), and the latest progress in senile hearing loss.
Technical advancement: In response to the actual needs at the grassroots level, the training focused on scientific hearing aid fitting techniques, precise fitting processes, and effect evaluation methods.
Normative guidance: Systematically explained the standardized process, common methods and key points of quality control for elderly hearing screening applicable to communities and institutions.
Practical exercise: Through rich case analysis, interactive discussions and practical guidance, the professional quality and practical ability of the participating medical staff and community workers in the assessment, intervention and health management of elderly hearing health have been effectively enhanced, laying a solid foundation for the standardized and professional implementation of the action at the grassroots level.
Free medical consultation for the benefit of the people: Precise services Safeguard the "hearing" happiness of the Elderly
The most direct part of the activity that benefits the elderly group is the free medical consultation public welfare activity that goes deep into the community. The training experts set a good example by forming several high-level free medical consultation teams. They went deep into many communities and elderly care institutions in Hohhot, bringing high-quality medical services to the elderly.
Precise screening: Free ear health checks and professional hearing tests (such as pure tone audiometry, etc.) are provided for elderly friends who come for consultation to conduct initial screening and assessment of hearing loss.
Personalized guidance: Experts are patient and meticulous. Based on each elderly person's examination results and individual circumstances, they provide one-on-one, practical and feasible hearing health intervention suggestions and personalized rehabilitation plans.
Knowledge popularization: Use simple and understandable language to popularize scientific ear protection knowledge, preventive measures for hearing loss, and common sense about the use and maintenance of hearing AIDS to the elderly and their families, emphasizing the importance of staying away from noise damage and developing good ear usage habits.
Awareness enhancement: The on-site atmosphere was lively and orderly, and elderly friends participated enthusiastically. The free medical consultation not only solved the actual hearing problems of some elderly people, but also significantly enhanced the awareness and ability of the elderly and their caregivers to actively pay attention to hearing health, actively seek intervention and self-protection, truly achieving "early detection, early intervention and early rehabilitation".
Remarkable achievements have been made, jointly painting a beautiful picture of healthy aging
The successful holding of the event in Hohhot is a vivid practice of the national "Action for Promoting Hearing Health among the Elderly" taking root and benefiting the people. It fully demonstrates the high regard of the Party and the government for the health and well-being of the elderly, showcases the responsibility and commitment of the medical community in serving society, as well as the positive force of all sectors of society in jointly building and sharing a healthy aging society.
Through the dual-wheel drive model of "high-level training + high-quality free medical consultation", this event achieved the dual goals of "strengthening the grassroots" and "benefiting the people's livelihood" : on the one hand, it effectively enhanced the professional capacity of elderly hearing health services in Inner Mongolia region; On the other hand, elderly friends in the capital Hohhot have been able to enjoy high-quality services from national-level experts right at their doorstep, truly feeling the warmth of the national health policy.
With the continuous and in-depth implementation of the national "Action for Promoting Hearing Health among the Elderly", we firmly believe that with the joint efforts of all parties, the health vision of "Hearing the sounds of all things and enjoying a Beautiful Life" will surely be accelerated to be realized, making significant contributions to the elderly enjoying a healthy, happy and dignified life in their later years.