{"id":5473,"date":"2019-04-11T18:13:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T22:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:45:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T16:45:26","slug":"hearing-loss-separating-facts-from-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehearinginstitute.org\/hearing-loss-separating-facts-from-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss: Separating Facts from Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Myth Exposed: The most common cause of hearing loss is advancing age.<\/em><\/strong> Myth Exposed: Only people with serious hearing loss need hearing devices.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The truth is that it is exposure to loud noise that is the number one cause of hearing loss while only 35% of people with hearing loss are older than age 64. There are nearly six million people in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 44 with hearing loss, and more than one million are school age. Hearing loss affects all age groups. Hereditary factors and health conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and other circulatory problems also cause hearing loss along with certain medications like aspirin, some antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n