Facts About Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is the number one disability in the world.
Hearing loss is the most preventable disability in the world.
Causes of hearing loss:
- Noise: 33.7%
- Infection or injury: 17.1%
- Age: 28%
- Birth: 4.4%
One out of every ten Americans (approximately 28 million) has a hearing loss. This number is expected to rapidly climb and nearly double by the year 2030.
Hearing loss is greater in men.
Among seniors, hearing loss is the third most prevalent, but treatable disabling condition, behind arthritis and hypertension.
The hearing aid is the second most widely used assistive technological device after the walking cane.
95% of Americans with hearing loss could be successfully treated with hearing aids.
Of those who have some degree of hearing loss, about one-third have damaged their hearing from excessive exposure to sound.
30 million Americans are exposed to dangerous noise levels each day.
Percentage of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who are hearing-impaired: 60%
Every seven seconds, a baby boomer turns 50.
As a result of the aging population, between 1990 and 2050 the number of hearing-impaired Americans will increase at a faster rate than the total U.S. population.
Americans with untreated hearing loss earned an average of $23,000 less than people with normal hearing.