Did you know that the 29th of April is Global Noise Awareness Day? In a world where we are surrounded by noise daily, we may even forget or omit to pause and realise this. Think traffic, shopping centres, restaurants, sports matches and music concerts, but is all this noise normal? It doesn't seem so. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Erica du Toit who manages the Hearing Loss Matters programme within the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities