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Pandemic Created Additional Issues for Adults with Hearing Loss

Peggy Nelson, of the University of Minnesota, will outline the impacts in her presentation, "COVID-19 effects on social isolation for older persons with sensory loss," at the 181st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, which will be held from November 29 to December 3.

HIA Releases Results of Hearing Loss Survey

New research announced by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) reveals that 4 out of 5 Americans consider hearing loss serious, but ignoring the problem is more common than you may think. Fewer than 16% of adults ages 20-69 who need a hearing aid use one. That number almost doubles to 30% for adults over age 70 who need a hearing aid but don’t use one, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

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