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Facts on Hearing Loss:
REFERENCE: Hearingloss.org
One in 10 (28 million) Americans have a hearing loss that affects his or her ability to understand normal speech.
As baby boomers reach retirement age starting in 2010, this number is expected to rapidly climb and nearly double by the year 2030.
The prevalence of hearing loss increases with age, up to 1 in 3 over age 65.
Most hearing losses develop over a period of 25 to 30 years.
Among seniors, hearing loss is the third most prevalent, but treatable disabling condition, behind arthritis and hypertension