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Hearing Facts
Did you know that..
...there are over 30.8 million people (2002)* in the US who have some loss of hearing?
...people with hearing loss wait an average of seven years before seeking help?
...75 percent of people who could benefit from hearing aids are not using them?
...many people don't purchase the hearing aid that is best for them because of cost and then the hearing aids end up in a drawer unused?
...by age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss?
...hearing loss is second only to arthritis as the most common complaint of older adults?
...30 of every 1,000 school-age children have a hearing loss?
...60 percent of people with hearing loss are of working age, between age 21 & 65?
...more and more people are experiencing hearing loss at earlier ages?
...many "baby boomers" already have experienced hearing loss due to having been exposed to loud music and rock concerts in their youth?
The facts are:
There are more baby boomers aged 45-64 with a hearing loss (10 million) than there are people over the age of 65 with a hearing loss (9 million).
After President Bill Clinton was fitted for hearing aids, more than 1 million other baby boomers identified themselves as experiencing hearing loss.
Hearing loss is more common than you might think. Interestingly, due to recreational and environmental noise, hearing loss is occurring at younger and younger ages.
More than a third of all hearing loss could be preventable, that attributed to "noise: loud music, loud workplaces, loud recreational equipment, if caution is taken by avoiding or wearing hearing saving devices.
Worldwide, an estimated 500 million people experience hearing loss.
In the U.S., one out of 12 30-year-olds is already hearing-impaired and one in 8 50-year-olds suffer from hearing loss.
Thanks to the above, we're all losing our hearing at a younger age than we were 30 years ago.
Of the 10 million Americans aged 45 to 64 who have a hearing loss, 6 out of 7 do not yet benefit from wearing hearing aids.
Hearing loss is second only to arthritis as the most common complaint of older adults.
Only about 10% of hearing losses are helped by surgery or other medical treatment.
90% of hearing losses can be treated with the use of hearing instruments.
Only 16% of physicians routinely screen for hearing loss.
Noise above 80-90 decibels on average over an 8-hour workday is considered hazardous.
Firearms, music, airplanes, lawnmowers, power tools and many appliances are louder than 80 decibels and potentially hazardous to hearing with prolonged exposure.
A live rock concert produces sounds from 110 to 120 decibels-easily high enough to cause permanent damage to hearing over a 2- to 3-hour period.
Did you know that..
...there are over 30.8 million people (2002)* in the US who have some loss of hearing?
...people with hearing loss wait an average of seven years before seeking help?
...75 percent of people who could benefit from hearing aids are not using them?
...many people don't purchase the hearing aid that is best for them because of cost and then the hearing aids end up in a drawer unused?
...by age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss?
...hearing loss is second only to arthritis as the most common complaint of older adults?
...30 of every 1,000 school-age children have a hearing loss?
...60 percent of people with hearing loss are of working age, between age 21 & 65?
...more and more people are experiencing hearing loss at earlier ages?
...many "baby boomers" already have experienced hearing loss due to having been exposed to loud music and rock concerts in their youth?
The facts are:
There are more baby boomers aged 45-64 with a hearing loss (10 million) than there are people over the age of 65 with a hearing loss (9 million).
After President Bill Clinton was fitted for hearing aids, more than 1 million other baby boomers identified themselves as experiencing hearing loss.
Hearing loss is more common than you might think. Interestingly, due to recreational and environmental noise, hearing loss is occurring at younger and younger ages.
More than a third of all hearing loss could be preventable, that attributed to "noise: loud music, loud workplaces, loud recreational equipment, if caution is taken by avoiding or wearing hearing saving devices.
Worldwide, an estimated 500 million people experience hearing loss.
In the U.S., one out of 12 30-year-olds is already hearing-impaired and one in 8 50-year-olds suffer from hearing loss.
Thanks to the above, we're all losing our hearing at a younger age than we were 30 years ago.
Of the 10 million Americans aged 45 to 64 who have a hearing loss, 6 out of 7 do not yet benefit from wearing hearing aids.
Hearing loss is second only to arthritis as the most common complaint of older adults.
Only about 10% of hearing losses are helped by surgery or other medical treatment.
90% of hearing losses can be treated with the use of hearing instruments.
Only 16% of physicians routinely screen for hearing loss.
Noise above 80-90 decibels on average over an 8-hour workday is considered hazardous.
Firearms, music, airplanes, lawnmowers, power tools and many appliances are louder than 80 decibels and potentially hazardous to hearing with prolonged exposure.
A live rock concert produces sounds from 110 to 120 decibels-easily high enough to cause permanent damage to hearing over a 2- to 3-hour period.