Hearing Test & Consultation

Men are almost twice as likely as women to have hearing loss among adults aged 20-69 (at least in part due to workplace sound hazards).

The risk of dementia may be up to five times greater and the risk of falling three times greater among people with untreated hearing loss.

12.5 percent of kids between the ages of 6 and 19 have hearing loss due to listening to loud music, particularly through earbuds at unsafe volumes.

Those with untreated hearing loss earned on average $20,000 less annually than those who used hearing aids or cochlear implants.

An estimated 50 million Americans experience tinnitus (ringing in the ears); 90 percent of those also have hearing loss.

Musicians are 400% more likely to have hearing loss and 57% more likely to have tinnitus than the general public.

On average, it takes people 7 years to seek treatment for hearing loss from the time they feel they are affected.

There is a strong relationship between hearing loss and depression among US adults of all ages (18 and older).

Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic health condition facing older adults in the U.S.

Only 16 percent of U.S. adults aged 20-69 who could benefit from hearing aids have tried them.

30 percent of U.S. adults age 70+ who could benefit from hearing aids have worn them.

People with hearing loss wait an average of 7 years before seeking help.

Older adults who use hearing aids show reduced depression symptoms and improved quality of life.

Today, 1 in 5 teens will experience some form of hearing loss—a rate about 30% higher than it was 20 years ago.

22 million Americans—or about 22 percent— are exposed to hazardous noise levels in the workplace.

Noise exposure at work more than triples the chances of hearing loss among Americans aged 20-69.

48 million American adults over age 18 report some trouble hearing.

Up to 80% of adults have hearing loss after chemotherapy.