About Hearing Loss

Hearing loss currently affects the lives of more than 30 million Americans – one in every ten of us. It is the 3rd most common medical problem, both in the United States and around the world.

One in every four Americans over the age of 55, one in every three over the age of 65 and one in every two over the age of 75 is likely to have some type of hearing loss.

But once thought of as “an older person’s affliction”, hearing loss also cuts across all age, income and ethnic lines.

The good news is, the overwhelming majority – perhaps 95% - of all those with hearing loss can be helped with hearing instruments.

So if you or a loved one currently has reason to believe a hearing loss may exist, the first thing to understand is this:

You’re not alone.

Common Hearing Loss Warning Signs

Common hearing loss warning signs include not being able to understand conversation in places – restaurants, meeting halls, work environments – where noise is present. Other common warning signs include not being able to understand conversations on the telephone, having to turn the TV volume up in order to hear, and asking people to repeat themselves.

You can take a 5-Minute Hearing Test to learn whether your hearing is at risk, by clicking on the 5-Minute Hearing Test page on this Web site.

Get Help Now

Statistics also show that, unfortunately, as many as ten years may pass between the first signs of hearing loss and eventually deciding to seek help.

During that time, hearing loss becomes worse. Because of something referred to as Auditory Depravation, once hearing loss deprives the brain – the true organ of hearing – of its ability to translate impulses traveling through the Ear Canal into sounds we understand, that ability is seldom if ever recovered.

That's just one more reason to get help now, if you or a loved one is currently experiencing problems hearing.