The Demographics of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is more common than you might think. Consider the facts:
Demographics
- 1 out of 10 Americans have a hearing loss
- An estimated 500 million experience hearing loss worldwide
- One out of 12 30-year-old Americans is already hearing-impaired
- One out of 8 50-year-old Americans suffer from hearing loss
- 3 out of 1000 children are born with hearing loss
- 1.4 million children in the U.S. have hearing loss
- The majority (65%) of people with hearing loss are below retirement age
- 15% of "baby-boomers" have hearing loss
- 29% of people over age 65 have hearing loss
- The majority (60%) of people with hearing loss are males
- More than a third of all hearing loss is attributed to noise: loud music, loud workplaces, loud recreational equipment
- Of the 10 million Americans aged 45 to 64 who have a hearing loss, 6 out of 7 do not yet benefit from wearing hearing aids