Amazing Facts About Hearing Loss

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AMAZING FACTS ABOUT HEARING LOSS
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Around 48 million people in the USA are
diagnosed with some degree of hearing loss. It is
a shocking number around 20 of the population
in the US who are suffering from this.
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It is a self-diagnose disease. If you feel you
have hearing problems, then seek help from
audiologists with home visits.
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1 OUT OF 10

• 1 Out of every 10 people, you will have someone
  that is suffering from hearing loss.

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It is easy to assume that the vast majority are
65 and older. However, that is not true. The
majority of people suffering from hearing loss
are younger than 65 years.
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AROUND 1.1 BILLION TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE AT
RISK DUE TO EXCESSIVE AND UNSAFE PERSONAL AUDIO
DEVICES.
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• What is considered as loud noise? Exposure to
  any noise above 85 decibels for a long period
  of time can result in hearing loss.

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R E S E A R C H 1 5 O F
S A Y S A R O U N D A M E R I C A N S
B E T W E E N 2 0 A N D 6 9 S U F F E R H E A R
I N G L O S S D U E T O L O U D N O I S E A T W
O R K .
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E A C H P E R S O N S H E A R I N G L O S S I
S D I F F E R E N T . H E N C E C H O O S I N G T
H E P R O P E R H E A R I N G A I D I S V E R
Y I M P O R T A N T .
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People wait for 5-7 years before pushing
themselves to work on their hearing loss.
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8.
H E A R I N G L O S S I S V E R Y G R A D U A L T
H A T
I T S
H A R D
T O N O T I E
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O U T O F 5 P E O P L E , O N L Y 1 P E R S O N W
E A R S H E A R I N G A I D S A N D G E T S T H
E B E N E F I T .
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10.
M O R E T H A N 2 0 0 M E D I C A T I O N S
C A N T R I G G E R H E A R I N G L O S S .
M O R E T H A N 5 7 O F
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P R O F E S S I O N A L M U S I C I A N S S U F F
E R F R O M T I N N I T U S .