Interesting facts about hearing loss:

1.) 12% of the U.S. Population-38million Americans- have a significant hearing loss.

2.) one in every three people over the age of 65, a total of 165 million people worldwide, live with hearing loss,

3.) 50 million people in the U.S. have tinnitus.

4.) 32 million people affected by hearing loss are children under the age of 15.

5.) Untreated hearing loss can lead to dementia.

6.) only one out of every five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wear one.

7.) 37% of children with hearing loss fail at least one grade.