The treatment options for hearing loss have made such incredible advancements that it is completely common and simple to live a perfectly normal life despite hearing loss. But to do that, obviously you must seek and maintain appropriate treatment. The greatest barrier that prevents people from doing this is the common misconceptions that people have about hearing loss. These misconceptions …
The Grim Statistics Many people are often surprised to learn exactly how common hearing loss really is. More than 13% of everyone in the U.S. aged 18 and above suffers from it to some detectable degree. This percentage of the population that is affected increases steadily with age, making hearing loss actually very common once you are considering older demographics. …
Tens of Millions of People Depend on Their Hearing Aids Though it is impossible to say exactly how many, it is commonly estimated that around 13% of adults in the United States live with some detectable degree of disabling hearing loss. This is no fewer than 38 million people and as high as 48 million people directly impacted. And hearing …