Hearing loss can take many forms: It can be mild or severe, present at birth or begin later in life, occur gradually or suddenly, result from a health condition or accompany aging. It is estimated that 30 million people in the United States have hearing loss, and hearing loss has been identified as the fifth leading cause, globally, of years lived with disability. Furthermore, as the U.S. population of older adults increases, hearing loss will become an area of greater concern…
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