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Hearing and Health: Understanding the Causes and Effects of Hearing Loss

HEARING O HEALTH UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HEARING LOSS WHO HAS HEARING LOSS? 1 in 10 Americans Sufferers of hearing loss 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% suffers from some form 0-18 18-44 45-64 65+ of hearing loss Ages HEARING LOSS IS AGE RELATED 50% 1 in 5 People 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% suffers from a ringing in the ears called 5% 45-64 tinnitus 65-74 75+ Ages 3 in 1,000 Children 2х more prevalent in the South than the Northeast are born hearing impaired 3 in 5 Deployed Military Personnel suffer from hearing injuries, hearing loss, or tinnitus 1 in 5 People who could benefit from a hearing aid wears one HEARING AND HEALTH Dementia 20% 2х INCREASED RISK OF DEMENTIA WITH EACH 10-DECIBEL LOSS IN HEARING MORE LIKELY IN PEOPLE WITH MILD HEARING LOSS 3x 5x MORE LIKELY IN PEOPLE WITH MODERATE HEARING LOSS MORE LIKELY IN PEOPLE WITH SEVERE HEARING LOSS Diabetes 26miLiON 79.mo MILLION MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES AMERICANS HAVE PRE-DIABETES 2X noRE MORE % HIGHER LIKELY TO HAVE HEARING LOSS RATE OF HEARING LOSS HEARING HELP Using hearing aids improves quality of life O % reporting improvement with mild hearing loss • % reporting improvement with severe hearing loss Relationships at home Feelings about self Life overall Mental health Self-confidence Sense of independence Physical health 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Infographic Provided By: Sources: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/personal-health- lifelines-for-people-with- hearing-loss/ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tinnitus/DSO0365 http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/Pages/quick.aspx http://hearinghealthfoundation.org/85 http://www.betterhearing.org/pdfs/Hearing_aids_and_quality_of_ life_NCOA.pdf HEARING HEALTHCARE of Virginia www.hearingaidsva.com

Hearing and Health: Understanding the Causes and Effects of Hearing Loss

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Research shows that 79 million Americans currently have symptoms of pre-diabetes. Studies have also shown that these people are 30% more likely to develop hearing loss. Click over to this infographic ...

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