Over 48 million Americans today suffer from some degree of hearing loss. While some people are born with hearing loss and grow into deaf culture, the vast majority of hearing loss is acquired, and age-related hearing loss is by far the most common form of debilitating hearing loss. It affects nearly half of those aged 70 and over, and nearly …

Hearing loss can affect people of all ages. While about 0.5% of babies born in the U.S. are born with a hearing loss, over 15% of Americans of all ages have hearing loss. This means the vast majority of hearing loss is acquired in the course of a person’s life. While age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is the most common form …

Over 48 million Americans suffer from some form of hearing loss today, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. While once upon a time hearing loss may have been thought of as little more than an annoyance associated with getting older, today we know better.  Hearing loss has been linked to myriad problems that some associate with aging alone, …