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Untreated hearing loss costs billions

Untreated hearing loss costs Europe 213 billion euros per year. This equals about 473 euros per year for each adult European. Yet, hearing loss is inexpensive to treat. Read more

 One in six is hard of hearing
Sixteen percent of adult Europeans suffer from hearing loss great enough to adversely affect their daily life.
  Discrimination in the job market
Discrimination in the workplace against hearing impaired employees is still prevalent.
 The economic burden of hearing loss
Severe to profound hearing loss is estimated to cost society on average $300,000 over the lifetime per individual.
  Tinnitus
Millions live with tinnitus. Alone in America 40 - 50 million experience some degree of tinnitus and hyperacusis.

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