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Statistics & Information on Hearing Loss
Did you know...
- One out of 10 people in the U.S. has a hearing loss.
- By age 50, one in eight people hae a hearing loss.
- By age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss.
- Hearing loss ranks with arthritis, high blood pressure and heart disease as one of the most common physical conditions.
- There are 43 million Americans with disabilities -- of those, 28 million have a hearing loss.
- It is estimated that 30 school children per 1,000 have a hearin loss.
- One out of 12 30-year-olds already has a hearing loss.
- More than one-third of all hearing loss is attributable to noise.
- Most people will deny having a hearing loss for years before seeking help. National Institute of Health statistics rely on self-reporting, with some 10 percent of Americans, one-third of those over 65, reporting hearing loss. Studies that rely on testing in both the U.S. and Britain indicate that the actual numbers are half again as much.
You may have a hearing loss if you often ask people to repeat what they've said, give inappropriate responses, find that you can't hear in restaurants and other noisy situations, turn up the volume on your radio or TV, or find it harder and harder to understand telephone conversations. You may feel embarrassed or avoid meeting new people because you may not know what they are saying, or feel frustrated because people are mumbling or not speaking up.
Even a mild hearing loss causes communication problems, making conversation difficult. You may experience headaches, fatigue or irritability and isolate yourself from social situations. Not only will you be frustrated, but those around you may be angry or frustrated at trying to make you understand.
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