Tin drums may be out of fashion, but other noisy toys on shop shelves can damage children's hearing.

Brief intense noise from toys can damage a child's hearing without their knowing it. And the hearing loss is permanent. So it's up to parents and other adults to make sure kids aren't exposed to noise which could damage their hearing.

That includes being careful about the type of toys we buy our kids. We tested the noise level of 21 toys - and 3 failed the standard.