Stečeno oštećenje sluha jedno je od najčešćih kroničnih stanja odrasle i starije dobi. Njegov snažan socioekonomski utjecaj razvijene zemlje nastoje umanjiti preventivnim aktivnostima, a jedna od najbitnijih je bolje informiranje javnosti o svim implikacijama, te senzoričke promjene na kvalitetu života. Pritom je najbitnije sustavno informiranje mladih osoba koje su, zbog nedostatka formalnih mehanizama zaštite, pod dodatnim rizikom stjecanja oštećenja sluha zbog čestog izlaganja rekreacijskoj buci. Promjena znanja ove subpopulacije o stečenom oštećenju sluha i njegovim posljedicama ima potencijal promjene njihovih stavova o prevenciji, te u konačnici i mijenjanje rizičnih ponašanja koja pridonose razvoju oštećenja sluha u odrasloj ili starijoj dobi. Zato je važno poznavati početna znanja i stavove mladih osoba o stečenom oštećenju sluha, radi uvida u potrebu aktivnog i sustavnog stručnog rada na njihovoj promjeni, s ciljem podrške prevenciji teškoća slušanja uzrokovanih bukom u ovoj rizičnoj subpopulaciji. U ovom su istraživanju, pomoću ad hoc online upitnika, ispitani stavovi 112 mladih osoba iz čitave Hrvatske o stečenom oštećenju sluha. U skladu s početnom pretpostavkom istraživanja, pokazalo se da su stavovi sudionika o oštećenju sluha uglavnom negativni ili nedovoljno diferencirani, što govori o potrebi sustavnijeg obrazovanja mladih osoba o fenomenu oštećenja sluha, s ciljem prevencije oštećenja sluha stečenog u odrasloj i starijoj dobi. Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions in adult and elderly population. One of the most important preventive activities, which developed countries are trying to implement in the attempt to reduce the socio-economic impact of acquired hearing loss, is to inform the public better about the broad implications of this sensory change on the quality of life. It is of particular interest to inform systematically adolescents and young adults who, due to the lack of formal protection mechanisms, are at the increased risk of acquiring hearing loss later in life because of their frequent exposure to recreational noise. Altering the knowledge of this particular subpopulation about acquired hearing loss and its consequences can potentially change their attitudes towards prevention and ultimately behaviours that contribute to the development of hearing loss in the future. For this reason, it is important to be acquainted with the initial knowledge and attitudes of adolescents and young adults on acquired hearing loss in order to gain insight into the need for active and systematic professional efforts towards changing them, with the ultimate aim of supporting the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in this subpopulation. In this study, an ad hoc online questionnaire was used to examine the attitudes of 112 young people from Croatia about acquired hearing loss. According to the initial assumption of the research, mostly negative or insufficiently differentiated attitudes about acquired hearing loss were observed, suggesting the need for a more systematic education of adolescents and young adults about hearing loss, in order to ensure the efficient support for the prevention of noise induced hearing loss later in life.