About48mi l l i on or20% of Amer i cansr epor t hear i ngl os sof s omeki nd.
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age,onl y16 e per c entofpeopl
us ehear i ngai ds whoc oul d beneďŹ tf r om t hem.
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ever y1, 000
chi l dr enar ehar d ofhear i ngor deaf .
Mor et hanhal foft he t hhear i ngl os s peopl ewi ar ei neducat i onals et t i ngs ori nt hewor kf or c e.
Menar e mor el i kel y
t hanwomen t or epor t hear i ngl os s .
Atage65,one i nt hr eepeopl e hav e hear i ngl os s .
Ti nni t usaf f ect s
20% of Amer i cans ,
andhear i ngl os s oc cur si n90% of t hos epeopl e.
HEARI NG LOSS Hear i ngl os si sa maj orheal t hi s s ue.I t i st het hi r dmos t c ommonphys i cal c ondi t i oni nAmer i ca af t erar t hr i t i sand hear tdi s eas e.