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Hearing
Loss
Helping a Loved One |
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| It’s
important for your loved one to understand that a hearing loss
is more common than they might think. Interestingly, due to
recreational and environmental noise, hearing loss is occurring
at younger and younger ages. Consider
the facts: |
DEMOGRAPHICS
• 28 million Americans are hearing
impaired, and an estimated 500 million experience hearing loss,
worldwide
• 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)
• More than a third of all hearing loss is attributed to noise:
louse music, loud workplaces, loud recreational equipment
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Of the 10 million Americans aged 45 – 64 who have a hearing
loss, 6 out of 7 do not yet benefit from wearing hearing instruments
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| HEARING
LOSS FACTS
• 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
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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
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A live rock concert produces sound from 110 – 120 decibels – easily
high enough to cause permanent damage to hearing over a 2 – 3
hour period
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