Eurotrak Data Reveals UK Not Using Hearing Protection
The 2025 EuroTrak UK report reveals that 70% of people with hearing loss never use hearing protection, highlighting a widespread lack of awareness and action despite growing risks.
The 2025 EuroTrak UK report reveals that 70% of people with hearing loss never use hearing protection, highlighting a widespread lack of awareness and action despite growing risks.
Not surprisingly, the UK figures are slightly down on Q4 2019, with over 400,000 units sold. Ireland Q1 units were particularly robust following a strong Q4 in 2019, with 16,830 units sold, according to BIHIMA.
The UK industry association representing hearing instrument manufacturers announced a change of name: the British Hearing Aid Manufacturers Association has become the British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
In an opinion piece for The Guardian, writer Jackie Ashley discusses recent reductions in hearing aid coverage and hearing health services that were previously provided free-of-charge by the National Health Service (NHS) for many people in the United Kingdom.
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